Smoky Babe's lyrics & chords

Smoky Babe (Robert Brown, Itta Bena, Mississippi, 1927 – June 20, 1975) was an American acoustic blues guitarist and singer. He is variously described as a Louisiana blues, Piedmont blues and blues revival musician, whose recording career was restricted to a couple of recording sessions in the early 1960s. His most noteworthy recordings were "Going Downtown Boogie," and "Ain't Got No Rabbit Dog." Smoky Babe was recorded by Harry Oster of Louisiana State University in 1960 and 1961, and the results were released by the Folk Lyric, Bluesville ...read more