Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

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If you like swinging big-band blues, this is a no-lose proposition. The eight-member backup outfit consists of jazz veterans who have played with giants like Ella Fitzgerald, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington; lead singer Smith, a kid by comparison, only sounds as if she lived through the big-band era. Half a dozen of the San Francisco group's sparkling originals fit right in with classics first popularized by the likes of Helen Humes, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, and Count Basie. The spirited performances benefit from first-rate musicianship, a sense of humor, and the group's refusal to try to update the genre they call home. As they prove on every one of the 16 tracks, this music works just as well today as it did in the '20s, '30s, '40s, and '50s. Jeff Burger, All Music Guide

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Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thingby Anonymous

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December 15, 2000: I received this CD for my birthday (over a month ago) and I have yet to remove it from my car CD player. An incredible voice backed up by real musicians. Lavay ''puts the zing in swing''!

Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thingby Anonymous

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August 09, 2000: HEY YOU HEP-CATS. WATCH OUT! THERE'S A COOL KITTEN WITH A HOT BAND SWINGIN' THROUGH TOWN. TAKE THE A-TRAIN TO YOUR FAVORITE SMOKIN'COFFEE HOUSE. THIS IS FINGER-POPPIN' JIVE THAT WILL WEAR YOU OUT ON THE DANCE FLOOR. AS A BONUS, LAVAY'S CREAMY VOCAL, ALA ''LADY DAY'', WILL HAVE YOUR GIRL SWOONING IN YOUR ARMS. THE SIREN'S BLOWING. TAKE COVER!