Catch Josh Smith during this three-week
Florida tour at your favorite venues!
Josh
grew up in Pembroke Pines, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, fl. At age 3, he
received his first guitar and at 6, he started taking guitar lessons. By
age 12, Josh was playing at established professional blues jams in south Florida,
such as Musicians Exchange Café in Fort Lauderdale and Club M in Hollywood, Fl.
When
Josh was 13, The Rhino Cats, house band at Club M, asked him to be the lead
guitarist. Musicians Exchange owner Don Cohen was so taken aback by the talent
of this young musician that he offered to help manage and develop Josh’s
career.
The
Café was renowned for bringing in the best national touring blues bands, and Josh
was quick to learn how to approach these blues greats, many of whom would
invite Josh to sit in with them, thinking it may be a “novelty” to have a
14-year-old kid playing the blues. The novelty quickly wore off and was replaced
by musicians stopping, watching and listening as this “kid” wailed out blues
licks better than many of the touring guitarists on the circuit. Josh began
sitting in with such greats as jimmy Thackery, Tinsley Ellis, Kenny Neal, Lucky
Peterson, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, Johnny “Clyde” Copeland, Double Trouble, Joanna
Connor and Kim Simmonds, among others. Jimmy Thackery said of the 14-year-old,
“Josh is three heartbreaks away from being a true blues guitar genius.” At 14, Josh
released his first cd, born under a blue sign, and at 15, he released his
second cd, Woodsheddin.
While
performing all over south Florida, Josh Smith and the rhino cats quickly became
one of the most in-demand blues bands in the area. In 1994, while Josh was only
15, they received the Florida Jammy award for best blues band and were selected
as XS Readers Choice Winners in 1995 for Best Blues Band. In 1996, then a
senior in high school, Josh was put on the cover of the national magazine high
school senior, which hailed him as an “up and coming guitar legend.” That same
year, Washburn guitars int’l recognized Josh’s talent and offered him an
endorsement. They flew Josh to Chicago and guitar luthier Grover Jackson built
him a custom guitar.
Fast
forward to 2015, and Josh is now a signed artists with an European Label and
touring the world with his own band and with Raphael Saadiq.
This is your chance to welcome home a musical star that is still climbing!
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Blue Tuesday at Boston's On
The Beach
Delray Beach, FL
Friday, February 13, 2015
Guanabanas
Jupiter, FL
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Riverwalk Blues Festival
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Earl’s Hideaway
Sebastian, FL
February 17-21
Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea w/
Joe Bonamassa!
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Downtowner
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Fishtale's on 33rd
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Southshores Tavern
Lake Worth, FL
Friday, February 27, 2015
The Funky Biscuit W/ Albert
Castiglia
Boca Raton, FL
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Bayside Grille
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