Studebaker (Sugar Hill Records SHCD 3869, 1997) is the debut solo album from guitarist Kenny Smith, a first-call Nashville player who had served as a sideman in Country Roads and other touring bands before establishing himself as a recording artist. Smith plays guitar and sings throughout; Adam Steffey plays mandolin; Sammy Shelor plays banjo; Daniel Carwile plays fiddle; and Barry Bales holds the bass. The album presents Smith's clean, rhythmically assertive flat-pick style — grounded in the bluegrass tradition and shaped by years of ensemble playing — in a program of original songs and instrumentals. Studebaker introduced a capable new voice in acoustic music circles and demonstrated Smith's ability to shape arrangements and lead a studio band with the confidence of a veteran sideman stepping naturally into the foreground.
Tracklist
- 1 Studebaker Source Recording 3:10
- 2 Me And My Farmall 2:21
- 3 Lay Me To Rest 2:44
- 4 Bill Cheatham alt version 2:10
- 5 Lay This Broken Heart To Rest 3:59
- 6 Snow Shoes 2:08
- 7 Preachin' By The Roadside 3:46
- 8 Red-Eyed Benny Hen 2:39
- 9 New Sunday School 3:12
- 10 Amanda’s Reel Source Recording 3:21
- 11 One Horse Wagon 3:15
- 12 St. Anne’s Reel alt version 3:32
