Byther Smith - Addressing The Nation With The Blues (Reissue) (1998)

Tracklist

1. What Have I Done
2. I'm Movin' On
3. I Was Coming Home
4. What Is This
5. Looking For A Woman
6. Play The Blues On The Moon
7. I Wish My Mother Was Here
8. Hello Mrs. Brown
9. Addressing The Nation With The Blues
10. You Should Be Proud Of Your Daughter
11. Put Your Arms Around Me

Line-up::
Bass – Bruce Felgen
Drums – George Hawkins (6)
Guitar, Vocals – Byther Smith
Keyboards – Tim McKinley
Rhythm Guitar – Charles Fisher (6)
Saxophone – Manwell Burr

Smith was so far outside the domestic blues loop that this Chicago-cut set only found release on a British logo, JSP. It was our loss -- Smith is typically brusque and ominous, threatening to "Play the Blues on the Moon" and "Addressing the Nation with the Blues" as only he can. Nothing derivative about his lyrical muse -- he's intense to the point of allowing his words not to rhyme to make his points, while his lead guitar work is inevitably to the point.