This is a passion project. My dad was the late Pete Mitchell-Smith. He was a fantastic blues musician and in his day he was voted the 4th best harmonica player in the UK in Harmonica World magazine. He struggled in his 40s with cancer and died at the young age of 49. Back in 1989 he did manage to do some recordings. The other day I bought a DAT machine and grabbed those recordings to get the best version of his songs online that I could so that my family can have a lovely way to listen to him and his music any time they want. Only a couple of the tracks were not on the DAT so a couple are just taken straight from a tape, however i have made sure to spruce them up as good as I could. I do hope you enjoy this journey down memory lane.

Vocals/Harmonica/Slide Guitar: Pete Mitchell-Smith
Lead Guitar: Kevin Ackroyd
Bass Guitar: Dave Elcoate
Drums: Martin Tagg & Mick "Blackdog" Dixon

Walking Blues (Robert Johnson Cover)

Got No Time (Original Song)

Ride With Me (Original Song)

Playing On My Mind (Original Song)

Back To Louisiana

I'm Beat (Original Song)

Help Me (Sonny Boy Williamson Cover)

19 Years Old (Muddy Waters Cover)

Shake Like A Snake (Original Song)

Back in the 80s and 90s my dad, Pete, had a great blues band called the blues crew. This page is here to pay homage to the great man himself and his brand of chicago blues.

Pete Mitchell-Smith - Harmonica / Slide Guitar / Vocals
Kevin Ackroyd - Lead Guitar
Dave Elcoate - Bass Guitar
Mick Dixon - Drums

Pete Mitchell-Smith's Blues Crew

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