• > Home
  • > Artists
  • > O.C. Smith
  • > Overview

    • O.C. Smith

    O.C. Smith

    Biography

    O.C. Smith began as a jazz vocalist and later moved into country and R&B. The Louisiana vocalist was hired to replace Joe Williams in Count Basie's band in the early '60s after cutting some unsuccessful records for Cadence and others in the '50s. He sang with Basie's band from 1961 to 1963. Following a period where he sang country and even had a hit with "Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp," Smith ...more
    more O.C. Smith biography

    Sound Clips

  • Little Green Apples
    • more O.C. Smith sound clips

    Albums

    more O.C. Smith albums

    Ringtones

  • Get O.C. Smith Ringtones

    • Similar Artists

    more O.C. Smith similar artists

    Credits

    more O.C. Smith credits


    What's Hot from ARTISTdirect