2018– Michael Buffalo
Smith
By Phillip Smith;
May 07, 2018
Between juggling his gigs as southern rock historian,
author, creator/publisher of Kudzoo online magazine, blogger, podcaster,
singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Buffalo Smith has just
released his sixth record since 1992. The Austin Sessions, a four track EP recorded
in 2016 at Green Garage Studio, is co-produced by Billy Eli and Jim Hemphill.
With Smith on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, the remaining members of
the band is composed of Jim Hemphill on lead guitar, Joseph Parrish
on bass guitar, Michael McGeary (Jerry Jeff Walker) on drums, and Eli on backing
vocals and acoustic guitar.
Smith
opens up with a relaxed country ditty called “Paintin’ Her Toenails”. This song according to Smith, was
inspired while observing his wife sipping wine and painting her toenails on the
front porch illuminated by the light of a harvest moon. I can’t help but be reminded of the Boxmasters
when I hear “Fatboy”, Smith’s southern rock homage to motorcycles and
women. Chockful of quick-witted double
entendres, the song puts a grin on my face from ear to ear. The pièce de résistance however is “Karl
Childers Blues” a brilliant ode to Billy Bob Thornton’s Academy Award
winning film, Slingblade. Doyle Hargraves very much had it
coming, indeed.
There's a full album from Buffalo coming around the bend, this summer called Makin' it Back to Macon, which is being produced by Paul Hornsby (Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie). So the four tracks on this EP will have to tide Buffalo's fans over until that is released.
There's a full album from Buffalo coming around the bend, this summer called Makin' it Back to Macon, which is being produced by Paul Hornsby (Charlie Daniels Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Wet Willie). So the four tracks on this EP will have to tide Buffalo's fans over until that is released.
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For all things Michael
Buffalo Smith, visit him online at http://www.michaelbuffalo.net.
Michael
Buffalo Smith is also very much involved in spear-heading a campaign
to establish the Southern Rock Hall of Fame and Museum. For more information, visit the website,
http://southernrockhall.org/
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