Original version appears on his 1976 album "Troubadour"

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J J Cale (R.I.P.) - Cherry (Ole Smokey Edit)

Original version of this track appears on their 1983 album 
"The Music Band - Jazz" 

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War - Koronos (Is It For Real) (Ole Smokey's Inst Chant)

Original version appears on their 1978 album "Shakedown Street". 

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Grateful Dead - Fire On The Mountain (Ole Smokey's Extd Edit)

Original version appears on his 2012 album "Maraqopa". 

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Damien Jurado - Maraqopa (Ole Smokey's Extd Edit)

Original vocal version appears on their 1973 album 
"Sperrmüll"

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Sperrmüll - No Freak Out (Ole Smokey's Inst Reprise)

Original vocal version appears on their 1971 self-titled debut album 
"Help Yourself"

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Help Yourself - Old Man (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version appears on their 1974 album "Highway Driver". 

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Randy Pie - Winter Song (Ole Smokey Edit)

Original version appears on their 1972 album 
"Recall The Beginning… A Journey From Eden"

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Steve Miller Band - High On You Mama (Ole Smokey's High On The Sunshine Edit)

Original version appears on their 1971 album "In The Garden".

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Gypsy - Here In The Garden (Ole Smokey Interlude)

Original versions of the track and reprise appear on her 1980 album

"Irons In The Fire"

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Teena Marie - You Make Love Like Springtime (Extd Reprise)

Original version appears on his 1971 album "Pieces of a Man"

This is my small tribute to a mighty force in music who is sadly not with us any more.

I haven't done too much to this, just extended the intro from 4 to 16 bars and extended three sections later in the song from 2 to 4 bars. From those sections I've taken three different piano refrains and used them in the intro so that it isn't just a loop.

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Gil Scott Heron (R.I.P.) - I Think I'll Call It Morning (Ole Smokey's Extended Sunshine Edit)

Original vocal version appears on his 1973 album "Pipedream"

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Alan Hull - Blue Murder (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version appears on her 1976 self-titled album.

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Jaye P Morgan - Let's Get Together (Ole Smokey's Looking For Love Edit)

Original version of this song appears on his 1974 album 
"Life Machine" 

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Hoyt Axton - Telephone Booth (Ole Smokey Edit)- 128 mp3 - Buy hi-res Wav

Original version of this song appears on their 1973 self-titled debut album

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Butts Band - Sweet Danger (Ole Smokey's Extd Vocal Edit)- 128 mp3 - Buy hi-res Wav

Original version of this song appears on their 1973 album 
"Starring Rosi" 

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Ash Ra Tempel - Day Dream (Ole Smokey Edit)- Free 128 mp3 or Buy hi-res Wav

Original vocal version of this track appears on her 1979 album 
"Touch The Sky"

Carole King - Time Gone By (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version of this track appears on his 1978 album 
"Caravan To Midnight" 

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Robin Trower - I'm Out To Get You (Ole Smokey Edit)

Original appears on his 1973 album "Summer The First Time"

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Bobby Goldsboro - Summer (The First Time) (Ole Smokey's Demon Sun Edit)

Original version appears on their 1985 album "Blue"

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Double - The Captain Of Her Heart (Ole Smokey's Ships In The Night Edit)

Original version of this cover of the classic James Brown track 
is on Leo Muller's 1972 album "Right On! Soul Hits"

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Leo Muller - There It Is (Ole Smokey's Real Side Edit)

Original vocal version of this track appears on their 1984 12inch single
"White Horse / Fly Away - Walking in Sunshine"

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Laid Back - Fly Away (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version appears on their 1968 album "Friends"

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The Beach Boys - Little Bird (Ole Smokey's No Worries in the Garden Edit)

Original version of this track appears on his 1973 soundtrack album 
for the film "Breezy" 

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Michel Legrand - Breakfast Time (Ole Smokey's Extd Edit)

Original version of this track appears on the soundtrack of the 1984 film 

"Old Enough" 

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Julian Marshall - Theme From Old Enough (Ole Smokey's Extd Edit)

Original version is on the soundtrack of the 1995 film "Dead Man"

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Neil Young - Dead Man Theme (Ole Smokey Edit)

Original version of this track appears on their 1981 album 

"Ghost In The Machine" 

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The Police - Darkness (Ole Smokey's Extd Edit)

Original vocal version appears on their 1977 self-titled album and was released on a 7inch single

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Player - Baby Come Back (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version with English vocals appears on his 1979 album 

"Home Made Ice Cream". 

Original version with French Canadian vocals appears on his 1979 album 

"Blue Country" 

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Joe Dassin - Home Made Ice Cream (Ole Smokey's Inst Edit)

Original version appears on her 1971 7inch single "Christina / Holiday Time"

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Hildegard Knef - Holiday Time (Ole Smokey Edit)

Welcome. 

For lots more edits that are not on Soundcloud please visit https://ole-smokey.bandcamp.com

I spent the four decades that I’ve waffled on about below, soaking up all the musical goodness that informs my sets today. I was always record collecting, but never thought about DJing, but that would all change when I visited San Francisco in 92. Little did I know that I wouldn’t be coming back for 11 glorious years. There I met Eddie O’Callaghan (former co-promoter of the Garden Festival in Croatia) and together we put on many club nights and events, the flagship being the Bulletproof Boat Parties. 

During those years Bulletproof welcomed countless DJ’s and bands to it’s parties including Mark Farina - DJ Shadow – Galliano - DIY – Gilles Peterson – Marquess Wyatt - Rockers HiFi - Derek Carter – Coldcut - Wicked – DJ Food – Frankie Feliciano – Greyboy and the Greyboy Allstars to name a few. I also had a residency at Mushroom Jazz playing alongside Mark Farina, DJ Is, Thomas (Then Wicked, now Rub n Tug) and George (Behind the Post Office)

When I returned to the UK in 2003 I pretty much retired from DJing, but worked for Eddie at the Magnet nightclub in Liverpool Booking the DJ and Band nights. When Eddie moved out to Croatia in 2005 to plant the seeds for the Garden Festival with Nick Colgan I went out to give them a hand and became a Resident DJ at the Garden Festival for many years. I have also been a guest at various gigs around the UK including Mr Scruff’s Tea Tent, The Devil’s Jukebox and The One Deck Sessions at Electrik 

If music be the food of love... play on brother!

Some of the ingredients along the way that have inspired and influenced the recipe.... 1970 - 1990

Led Zep 3 (first album I bought 1970) - Ziggy Stardust (first 45 I bought 1972) – David Bowie and Roxy Music on Top of the Pops 1972 - James Brown’s “The Payback” (first James Brown album I bought 1973) – Kool and the Gangs Wild & Peaceful (the second funk album I bought 1973) - Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon tour (Empire Liverpool 1974) - Bowie’s Station to Station tour (Earls Court 1976) – The Sex Pistols’ Never Mind The Bollocks, The Clash’ White Riot, the Stranglers’ Rattus Norvegicus and The Damneds’ New Rose in 1977 –Iggy Pop Live at Colston Hall Bristol 1977 – Ian Durys live at the ? 1978 - The Blitz club 1979 - Buying Planet Rock, Walking on Sunshine and The Message from Groove Records in Soho 1982 – Art Blakey, Airto and Roy Ayers live at Ronnie Scotts - Grandmaster Flash perforforming Adventures on the Wheels of Steel at the Venue London 1984 – Flim Flam v Meltdown (later Coldcut) at the Harp Club New Cross 1984 - Afrikaa Bambaataa at the Hacienda 1984 – Gil Scott Heron at the South Bank - Monday Jazz night and Black Market Fridays at the Wag Club (‘81-‘86) - Tom Waits at the Apollo (1981) The Dominion (1985) Hammersmith Odeon (1987) – The JB’s at the Town and Country Club London 1988 - Dirtbox and many, many warehouse “raves” (’81-’86) at places like Battlebridge Rd and Clink St years before the House music phenomenom arrived with a bang with the likes of Shoom – Norman Jay’s High on Hope and Shake and Fingerpop nights - Soul II Soul DJing at the Africa Centre – Sonny Rollins at the Royal Festival Hall 1989 - Tribe Called Quest, Pharoah Sanders, Roy ayers, Galliano, Brand New Heavies and Steve Williamson at the Jazz Weekender Camber Sands 1990 - Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge at the legendary Talkin’ Loud Sunday sessions at Dingwalls (‘87-’90) where you could hear Tribe Called Quest followed by Yusef Lateef’s Brother John and no one would leave the dancefloor! 

“What a Long Strange Trip It's Been”

I’m just glad I was along for the ride!

Ole Smokey

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