Said Rolling Stone magazine: "Smither's stoic reflection and foxy wit are bathed in the flickering glow of passing headlights and neon bar signs. And Smither's roots are as blue as they come. There is plenty of misty Louisiana and Lightnin' Hopkins in Smither's weathered singing and unhurried picking...So fine." Born in New Orleans, Chris's unique brand of blues-infused folk (influenced by artists like Lightnin' John Hopkins and Mississippi John Hurt) has, over the years, proven him to be what The Boston Herald aptly deemed "a one-man band of blues-inspired power that can justly be called locomotive."
