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                                                    IL Blues Magazine, Italy Is there a blues drummer in Chicago you admire? He replies: “Yes, my son!” This is how Willie “Big Eyes” Smith expressed himself in the […]

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 15, 2019 KENNY “BEEDY EYES” SMITH & THE HOUSE BUMPERS RELEASES NEW CD,“DROP THE HAMMER” (CHICAGO, IL)Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, one of the most in-demand blues musicians globally, announced the release of his latest CD, “Drop The Hammer.”  All twelve original tracks on this new album were written, performed, and produced […]

Review From Chick Wilson Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith, for those of you who are not familiar, is the son of the legendary Willie “Big Eyes” Smith, who performed with Muddy Waters for nearly 20 years.  Following his father’s footsteps, Kenny is one of the finest drummers on the contemporary blues scene.  He has performed with many of […]

Review From The Rocking Magpie Kenny ‘Beedy Eyes’ Smith Drop The Hammer Big Eye Records Cool Contemporary Blues & Soul With a Hearty Nod to The Past. Oooohhhheeee! To some degree is all you need to know about this collection of Modern and contemporary Blues songs sung and written by Grammy Award-winning drummer Kenny ‘Beedy […]

KENNY ‘BEEDY EYES’ SMITH & the House Bumpers/Drop the Hammer: Wildly raw and ragged modern blues from a cat who lived in Muddy Waters’ basement while his pop pounded the skins for the master. Billy Flynn might show up on sitar, but this ain’t no set of white boy blues. Purely from the west side […]

  Review: Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith “Drop The Hammer 2019 Release: Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith “Drop The Hammer” Kenny-Beedy-Eyes-Smith-Drop-The-HammerRelease: Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith “Drop The Hammer” Music is about chasing a feeling- happiness, excitement, anger, sadness. Blues is the most intense combination of music and feeling. The music’s power and emotion transcend time and can […]