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Michael Smith

Michael Peter Smith (September 7, 1941 – August 3, 2020) was an American, Chicago-based singer-songwriter. Rolling Stone once called him "the greatest songwriter in the English language". Mark Guarino of Chicago Reader wrote, "He never became a household name the way John Prine and Steve Goodman did, but his lengthy discography is just as mighty." He sang and composed from the 1960s, and his rich…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
September 7th, 1941
Died
August 3rd, 2020
Genres
Labels
Flying Fish Records
Redwing Music
Wind River
New Rounder
Last updated: December 24th, 2022

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