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Biography
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Smiley Lewis
Real name: Overton Amos Lemons
Effective period / Period of releases: 1953 - 1992
American rhythm and blues singer and (early in his career) guitarist, born July 5, 1913 in DeQuincy, Louisiana, USA, died October 7, 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (cancer).His first recordings were for DeLuxe in 1947, but he then moved to Imperial for which company he recorded 1950-1961, usually backed by Dave Bartholomew's band.