Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers - Carolina Boy
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Track List: Carolina Boy
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- Back Home In Indiana - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Carolina Boy - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Goin' Back To Harlan - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Pickin' In The Pokey - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Goodbye Jim - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- I'll Fly Away - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Carolina Home - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Charleston Western Carolina Railroad - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Swing That Pretty Girl Round - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Let The Lower Lights Be Burning - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Leave It Alone - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Steel Goin' Down - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
- Cookin' In The Kitchen - Jim Smoak & The L.A. Honeydrippers
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Album Details: Carolina Boy
- Release Date:
- 07/06/2004
- Label:
- Copper Creek
- UPC:
- 722321022621
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Although Jim Smoak made his rep playing banjo for Bill Monroe way back in 1954, he ceased performing for a living after the early 1960s. Smoak, however, never lost his love for bluegrass, and as Carolina Boy shows, never lost his ability to pick the banjo. His banjo playing, though, is only one of several reasons to like Carolina Boy. Smoak is also an affable singer, and has a knack for choosing both straightforward classics (I'll Fly Away") and unexpected jazzy gems (Old Shanty Town"). He's joined by the L.A, Honeydrippers, a group that includes fiddlermandolinist Mike Cleveland, bassist Sonny Stephens, and guitarist Brian Allen. Both Cleveland and Allen are virtuosos in their own right, and it's fun to hear them cut loose on an instrumental like Swing That Pretty Girl Round." The lineup is further bolstered by the harmony of Johanna Smoak, Joanie Prentice, and Sonny Prentice. Smoak, on top of his other talents, is a good songwriter, willingunlike most bluegrass writersto add an unusual chords and a ragtime flavor. All of these elementsgood songs, hot picking, and solid vocalscome together in the most natural way on Carolina Boy, making the album easy to listen to and easy to enjoy. - Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide |
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Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers Biography
The state of Louisiana is regarded as a hotbed of musical activity, but not bluegrass. Jim Smoak has been credited with being the first bluegrass banjo player to emerge from the land of crazy Cajuns and saints who go marching in. With so many other s...Full Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers Biography
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-- ©2008 All Media Guide, LLC
Pros: Strong on nostalgic songs
Cons: lead vocals, while nothing spectacular, fit this music comfortably like an old shoe
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