Jim Smoak: BuyCD's&Singles
Alabama Jubilee - MP3 single download
This old song written in 1915 is brought up to date with banjo and guitar swapping leads in toe tapping style. Yep, there's singing too.
Carolina Boy - Compact Disc
"The people are jumping, everybody's shouting for joy! When they hear that music, they know that's a Carolina Boy!"
When bluegrass fans first heard the solid, tasteful banjo backup on Bill Monroe's "Close By" and "Put My Little Shoes Away" back in 1954, they might have jumped for joy for it was indeed a Carolina boy providing that crisp banjo sound! Jim Smoak was that Carolina boy--"fresh off the farmat 18" as he says, touring with Bill Monroe.
The Orange Blossom Special - "CD"
This recording is designed to put sunshine in your life with it's variety of songs about love, life, cats, dogs, hymns, and yes, trains. This is four seasons music.
The fun of making this disc is also evident, especially when Jim Smoak and Michael Cleveland team up with harmonica and fiddle on The Orange Blossom Special.
Bayou Bluegrass
Bluegrass from banjo master Jim Smoak and the Louisiana Honeydrippers. Smoak began his career in 1952 with Carl and Pearl Butler. Within two months he was hired by Bill Monroe to play banjo in the Bluegrass Boys, with whom he is heard on the classic tunes "Close By," "My Little Georgia Rose," and "Put My Little Shoes Away." He also played with Little Jimmie Dickens, Bruce Broussard, Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith (he replaced Don Reno), and Hylo Brown. His songs have been covered by the Newgrass Revival, J.D. Crowe, and the Dixie Chicks. Smoak is still active today, playing regularly with the Mountain Dew Hillbillies. This title contains previously unreleased material, as well as the original material recorded by Dr. Harry Oster.
- Buy this CD at Arhoolie Records
- Arhoolie is a company about roots music; blues; cajun; old time bluegrass and string band. You can still get an original, vinyl LP.