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2019 Chris Smither
001-2019-027
46:57 Master Camera files on Hard Drive, Mp4
Fri May 03 2019
Interviewer - Scott Jordan
01:04 Chris Smither discusses hearing Quint Davis dream up Jazz Fest; he considers what he’s most kept from a childhood in New Orleans 03:40 Smither discusses R&B and the odd racial politicking of American music, and how it influenced him; he considers Snooks Eaglin and Lightnin’ Hopkins 12:11 Smither discusses the scene at Dick Waterman’s apartment, where he met a number of musicians, compares the scenes in New York and Cambridge 15:59 Smither discusses Honeysuckle Dog; he explains how he briefly took himself out of the game 18:48 Smither describes how he sees his own tone and considers his relationship to comedy 20:53 Smither introduces a song he considers ‘lighter’ 21:29 Demonstration 24:38 Smither discusses his relationship to poetry and reveals his father to have been a languages professor 26:13 Smither describes a memorably bad gig and reflects on visiting his catalogue for a retrospective, and his pleasant surprise at how many songs held up 32:37 Smither discusses his pride around his very first song, describes being self-taught, and describes becoming acquainted with the blues and his relationship to art 41:41 Smither describes the decision to record “Sitting on Top of the World” for his new album 46:48 Interview ends
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