Curtis Ray Smith
Toronto, ON, CA
Jazz / Blues / Instrumental Guitar
Bio
After moving to Canada from Texas in the early 70's, Curt honed his fingerstyle acoustic blues chops busking at the corner of Yonge and Wellesley in downtown Toronto. He later moved to western Canada, graduating to small folk clubs and lounges - first solo - then as part of an acoustic trio called "Appleshine" with two displaced New York folkies. Curt continued to specialize in acoustic blues fingerstyle guitar through the early 80's, including a cross - Canada concert tour with Canadian clas...
Comments
Anchorage Alaska:
Real cool guitar. Superb music to start the weekend with!
Feb 18
JennyinVa:
Absolutely superb, Curtis. Every note is a dream. Don't ever stop :)
Feb 18
Joe - NYC Guitarist:
Playing your George Benson track..you are one superb guitar player. Awesome stuff going on here. I could listen all day.
Feb 17
bikerbob:
Great version of "Little Wing"....all the best...
Dec 14
Pace Ride:
Brilliant!!! Love your music!!!!
Nov 28
WHITE DAZE:
Just beautiful, great playing!
Nov 19
ABOI DOYLE:
AMAZING
Nov 10
Chuss Laforet:
great playing!
Oct 18
CCL:
Really fine music! Br CCL
Oct 15
Rick Danner:
great stuff - sounds so good - so professional and polished
Oct 07
Press
"I structure my repertoire to include songs in each set that appeal to all age groups, but my favorites are from the soul and R&B era, along with material by George Benson, Carole King, and blues artists like B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan." If the response Smith receives to his guitar instrumental arrangements of classic and contemporary melodies is any indication, he's certainly not alone in his love of those genres...
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