James Smith
The crowd who thinks country & western is simply a pile of garbage may have found their anti-hero in this artist, not to be confused with an assortment of performers with the same name who could hardly be absorbed into even the most massive landfill. James Smith leads his own country band known as the Scrapyard Dogs in a repertoire that seems to consist largely of songs about the importance of recycling. Smith comes by his perspective honestly, having been in the scrapyard business most of his life. "Scrapman," the title track on Smith's 2001 CD release, provides a clear window into his thought process with lines such as "I'm a scrapman and I love what I do. Cut big steel with a cutting torch, shred whole automobiles too." The Scrapman album continues in this vein. Smith began playing guitar at the age of ten, claiming to have secured his first axe for the grand price of 35 cents, perhaps indicating that this instrument was also found while rummaging around a garbage pile. He started his Smith Metal outfit in 1954, buying and processing scrap metal from salvage yards throughout the southern United States. His band evolved out of an obvious combination of his business and his love of music, roping in friends of similar mind for performances that have included many charity fundraising events. While his songwriting efforts have earned him honors, including an ASCAP award, the recycling business has actually gotten him into hot water including a lawsuit involving the government regulatory body known as Superfund.
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Say You'll Stay (One Bit Remix)
Pop - Released by Bad Music on 12 Mar 2020
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Everybody Needs Love
Blues - Released by B&J Records on 27 Oct 2009
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Best Of (Reloaded)
Pop - Released by PowerSonic Music on 16 Jun 2022
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1624
Alternative & Indie - Released by james smith on 8 Mar 2024
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L.E.T.I.T.G.O.
Gospel - Released by Endtyme Music Group on 1 Jan 2012
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Call Me When It's Over (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Bad Music on 29 May 2020
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Call Me When It's Over (Zac Samuel Remix)
Pop - Released by Bad Music on 17 Jul 2020
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Staggered Thoughts (Original Mix)
Miscellaneous - Released by Nostalgia Digital on 28 Aug 2015
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fog songs
Alternative & Indie - Released by james smith on 1 Jan 2019
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Queen Of The Night
Marco Tolo, Saxity, James Smith
House - Released by LithuaniaHQ on 30 Nov 2015
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1623
Alternative & Indie - Released by james smith on 1 Sep 2023
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Staggered Thoughts (Original Mix)
Miscellaneous - Released by ReState Records on 28 Aug 2015
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Global Groove
Alternative & Indie - Released by james smith on 14 Jan 2024
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Advert Jingles (Short + Sweet)
Pop - Released by Fdms on 19 May 2014
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