- Smoke (band)
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Name = Smoke
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Origin =Atlanta, Georgia
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Genre = PunkBlues Folk
Rock
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Years_active = 1992-1999
Label =Long Play Records OrtTone
Past_members = Benjamin
Bill Taft
Brian Halloran
Todd Butler
Coleman Lewis
Tim Campion
Will Fratesi
| URL =Smoke was a widely acclaimed band from the Cabbagetown neighborhood of
Atlanta, Georgia that dissolved in 1999 with the death of writer/singer Benjamin. Benjamin is the subject of Peter Sillen andJem Cohen 's documentary "Benjamin Smoke" (2000).History
The group formed during the demise of the
Opal Foxx Quartet , starting with Benjamin on vocals, Bill Taft on cornet and banjo, Brian Halloran on cello, and Todd Butler on guitar. Coleman Lewis and Tim Campion later joined on guitar and drums, respectively, followed by Will Fratesi on drums. Their last tour was withCat Power through the west coast, though Bill Taft did not take part (the final lineup including Benjamin, Lewis, Halloran and Fratesi, as witnessed byDag Luther Gooch of Jetbunny magazine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana).Their last show was New Year's eve, 1998. Benjamin died January 29, 1999.Though many of the band's CDs are apparently out of print, some copies may be currently available at online record stores.
Bill Taft and Will Fratesi went on to form
Hubcap City , who are still active in the Atlanta area.Discography
*"Dirt" 7" (199?)
# Dirt
# Pretend
*"Heaven on a Popsicle Stick" CD (1994,LongPlay Records )
# Hole
# Awake
# Freak (Winn's Song)
# The Trip
# Hank Aaron (lyrics by Dana Kletter)
# Luke's Feet
# Beeper Will
# The Pond
# I Do
# Ballet
# Guilt
# Abigail
# Curtains
*"Another Reason To Fast" CD (1995,LongPlay Records )
# Trust
# Friends
# When It Rains
# Clean White Bed
# Shadow Box
# Dream
# Fatherland
# Train Song
# Debbey's Song
# Chad
# That Look
# I Don't
# SnakeCompilation appearances
* "?" CD (1992)
# Smoke - DogThe lineup on this song was Benjamin, Bill Taft, Brian Halloran, and Todd Butler. This CD was a benefit compilation.
* "Radio Oddyssey Volume 2: The Georgia Music Show" CD (1997 Altered Records/Ichiban) [cite web | title = Radio Oddssey, Vol. 2: The Georgia Music Show; | work =Amazon.com | url= http://www.amazon.com/Radio-Oddssey-Vol-Georgia-Music/dp/B000000N0Y | accessdate = 2007-10-20 ]
#The Rock*A*Teens - Black Ice
# The Continentals - Please, Please
# Pineal Ventana - Dark Cloud
# DQE - Mermaid And The Sailor
# #1 Family Mover - Hey Soul
# Bob - Ants
# Velvet Overkill Five - Pillow Talk
# The Goodies - Live On WRAS-FM
# Tweezer - Sucking Midgets
# Marcy - Driver
# Heinous Bienfang - Stay Behind The Cones
# Babyfat - Redd Lobster
# Frontstreet - Scandinavian Pamphlet (Sex Book)
# 17 Years - Doing Wrong
# Smoke - Hamlet
# Benjamin - Big Daddy Story and Other Saucy Tales
* "Rudy's Rockin' Kiddie Caravan" CD (1997Bloodshot Records ) [cite web | title = Rudy's Rockin' Kiddie Caravan; | work =Bloodshot Records and Bloodshot Records Compilations | url= http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/bloodshotrecordscompilations/136 | accessdate = 2007-10-20 ]
# Susie Honeyman - Bus
#Schoolly D - This Old Man
# Smoke - Old Joe Clark
#Calexico - The Man on the Flying Trapeze
# The Waco Brothers - Them Bones
#Giant Sand - Blow the Man Down
# Anne Richmond Boston - What Can the Matter Be?
# D.L. Menard & the Louisiana Aces - J'ai Passe Devant Ta Porte?
# Zydeco Elvis - The ABC Song
#Sally Timms - Hush Little Baby
# New Orleans Klezmer All Stars - Nokas for the Kinder
# The Chiselers - Playmate
#The Rock*A*Teens - She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
# Moonshine Willy - Skip to My Lou
#Kelly Hogan - The Great Titanic
# The Black Mama Dharma Band - A Frozen Road
#Mekons - Oranges & Lemons
# New Kingdom - John Henry
# Rob Gal - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
# Blacktop Rockets - Froggy Went A-Courtin'
#Vic Chesnutt - Home on the Range
# The Grifters - The Muffin Man* "Hidden Tracks] " CD (2000,
Daemon Records ) [cite web | title = Hidden Tracks; | work =Daemon Records | url= http://www.daemonrecords.com/hidden_tracks/index.htm | accessdate = 2007-10-20 ]# Kick Me - Arms
# Smoke - Midnight
# DQE - Ivytwine
# Parlour - The Cold Snap
# Kick Me - Black Coat
# Kick Me - Blue Midnight
# Parlour - Baby Doll
# Bill Taft & Neil Fried - Old West
# Smoke - Pretend
# Palookaville - Seventh Day
# Long Flat Red - Eighty-Six Days
# Railroad Earth - Keep Seeing That Soul
# Kick Me - Lucky Nights
# The Hollidays - Miles AwayReferences
External links
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* [http://www.myspace.com/benjaminsmoke Smoke's fan-made Myspace]
* [http://cdbaby.com/cd/smokemusic1 Smoke at CD Baby]
* [http://otherwiseunavailable.blogspot.com/2006_02_21_otherwiseunavailable_archive.html Rare Smoke mp3s and more info]
* [http://www.daemonrecords.com/hidden_tracks/index.htm Daemon Records Page on Hidden Tracks]
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000000N0Y Amazon Page on Radio Oddyssey 2]
* [http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/album/bloodshotrecordscompilations/136 Bloodshot Records Page on Rudy's Rockin' Kiddie Caravan]
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