He is a musical phenomena, ignoring stereotypes and playing what he feels and what fans of all ages and persuasions enjoy hearing. But we know that. More than 10,000 of Smith's CDs, the brunt produced locally, have been sold. There is no admission charge. He is another in a long line of talented West Texas musicians.
Circumstances find most moving to cities that offer higher visibility and more exposure.
Smith is hungry, but he won't budge from Petersburg, about a 35-minute drive from Lubbock. There's no consistency to it, no security in it, just my faith and a talent I feel God gave to me to pursue. People have said for years I need to move to New York or L.A. or Chicago. My family unit is intact. God put me here for a reason, and I have to blossom where he planted me.