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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936-2011): An Appreciation
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Willie Big Eyes" Smith, a former sideman with Muddy Waters who became a Grammy-winning performer in his own right, has died. A new message on his Web site reads: We are deeply saddened to report that Willie Big Eyes" Smith passed away early the morning of September 16, 2011 at his home in Chicago from a stroke. All arrangements are pending and information will be forthcoming." Smith, born in Helena, Ark, on January 19, 1936, was raised by sharecropper grandparents. ...
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