Whispering Smith

Harpist Whispering Smith managed to get in for the tail end from the swamp blues motion that swept the Baton Rouge area, dealing with Lightnin’ Slender and Silas Hogan prior to making his very own great singles for Crowley, LA manufacturer J.D. Miller. Alternating down-in-the-bayou entries such as for example “Mean Girl Blues” (not really the Elvis Presley/Roy Orbison rocker), “I Tried SO DIFFICULT,” and “Don’t Keep Me Baby” using the storming instrumentals “Live Jive” (also offering the fleet electric guitar of Ulysses Williams) and “Hound Pet Twist,” Smith was a fantastic performer who found its way to Crowley only a trifle past due, following the heyday from the swamp blues audio. Excello made a decision to provide swamp music another try in 1970 without Miller’s professional supervision, appealing Smith back again to cut an LP in Baton Rouge that simply didn’t surpass his previous glory.