(bron: wikipedia)Jim Smoak (born July 7, 1934) is an American bluegrass and country music banjo player from Louisiana. Smoak may be the first bluegrass banjoist to have come from that state.[Chadbourne.]
Smoak was born and raised on a farm in Round O, South Carolina and learned banjo playing from his parents.[Jim Smoak's website.] He performed on WROL radio when he was eighteen years old.[ Smoak had a difficult time establishing an audience in his home state, so... meer]
