As part of its mission to bring the arts to all communities throughout our region, The Exchange has hosted a monthly Blues/Americana/Roots Listening Room since the summer of 2017.
Join us at the Exchange Gallery, 24 East Main Street in Bloomsburg as THE BIG FRANK AND MIKE SMITH JUKE JOINT DUO make their Listening Room debut.
$10 donation at the door, BYOB permitted. To reserve seats, call 570-317-2596 or e-mail Exchange@ExchangeArts.org.
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Big Frank is a traditional electric and acoustic Blues musician known for his powerful vocals and bottleneck slide style; he has been a fixture in the New York City-area Tri-State Blues scene for decades.
Over the years, Big Frank has opened for such acts as Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Bo Diddley Jr., and Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, to name a few. His playing has been featured on KFFA’s renowned “King Biscuit Flour Hour” where legendary disc jockey Sonny Payne referred to Frank’s style as “The closest thing I’ve heard to Hound Dog Taylor.”
For the past decade, Mike Smith has joined Big Frank on amplified and acoustic harp. A fixture on the New York Metro area Roots music scene for decades, Mike has shared the stage with James Cotton, The Subdues, and others. The duo are well known for their live shows that feature some of the most authentic elements of the American Blues experience.
Big Frank and Mike Smith released the album “Outskirts of Town” in 2023 to showcase the deep connection the pair have with traditional American Blues.
