He knows 16,000 songs, has played cruise ships all over the world, and at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. I asked what he was doing in a backwater like Honolulu. Aside from loving the weather, beauty and people and working his butt off at two jobs, he was considering deals. But he is a treat. JP Smoketrain, my guess, is older than he looks.
Smoke has a solid blues sound and captures the feels of Mississippi delta licks.
His closest claim to fame, however, is that he met BB King recently at the Blaisdell concert and he went to high school in Pasadena with Kenny Loggins. Otherwise, Smoke is a local treasure. And say hi to Tina, our waitress, cute, great memory, winning smile. And lest I be a poor guest, I should thank Aaron's at the top of the Ala Moana Hotel for a great Strawberry Panzini. This is a flambeed dessert with lots of presentation.