Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers

African American Chicago blues guitarist and singer

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1929

Place of Birth: Lexington, Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1993

Profession: singer, musician, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Otis "Big Smokey" Smothers (March 21, 1929 – July 23, 1993) was an African-American Chicago blues guitarist and singer.
He was a member of Howlin' Wolf's backing band and worked with Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner, J.
T.
Brown, Freddie King, Little Johnny Jones, Little Walter, and Willie Dixon.
His younger brother, Abe (born Albert, January 2, 1939 – November 20, 2010), was the bluesman Little Smokey Smothers, with whom he is sometimes confused.