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George "Harmonica" Smith (1924 – 1983) (born Allen George Smith) was an American blues harmonica player. He was also known as 'the master of the chromatic blues harmonica'. Smith played with the blues combo, Bacon Fat, and tutored its harmonica player Rod Piazza, and mentored guitarist (Blues Musician) Buddy Reed, before joining forces with Big Mama Thornton in the 1970s. He appeared on her album Jail (1975), and with another harmonica student William Clarke. [wikipedia]

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