Claude "Blue Smitty" Smith, b Nov 26, 1924, in Marietta, Arkansas allegedly taught Muddy Waters, already an accomplished slide guitar player in the 1940s, how to finger the fretboard of his instrument. Smitty's lightning runs on "Crying" are simply breathtaking, and "Sad Story" possesses a sophistication that was rare for the label at that time.
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