Big Bad Smitty, whose real name is John Henry Smith, was a Mississippi guitarist in the style of Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters. During his youth, Smitty played in the region of Greenville, MS with Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes. Press reaction to this CD was extremely favorable. Blues and Rhythm: The Gospel Truth ran the Joel Slotnikoff interview with Smitty. Block Magazine in Holland and Il Blues in Italy have run that interview and put Smitty on their covers. The June '93 Living Blues Magazine featured Smitty on the cover and a Bill Greensmith interview inside. On April 3, 2002, Big Bad Smitty, after a difficult battle with diabetes, passed away in Jackson, Mississippi.
1. How Many More Years
2. Long Ol' Lonesome Day
3. You Don't Love Me
4. Feel Like Love
5. Still A Fool
6. You Don't Love Nobody
7. Cairo
8. Angel of Mercy
9. Smitty's Boogie
10. Sweet Feelin'
11. I Didn't Marry Your Family
12. Walk The Back Streets Cryin'
13. Mean Disposition
14. Lonely Man
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