highly commended australian singer songwriter brings you an eclectic, knockout mix of ballad, blues and rock, where every track sounds like a different performer.

7 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Electric Blues, ROCK: 70's Rock



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CJ Smith is Australian and was introduced to some serious music at age 8 or 9 by an uncle who played blues & folk harmonica. He started playing guitar at age 12 when he âborrowedâ one of his fatherâs guitars and smuggled it into his boarding school dorm.
In the early years Australia was a hotspot for a whole cross section of music genres and CJ played or jammed with anyone who was available. He travelled the country as a kind of modern day troubador, gigging from a stage on the roof of his old station wagon and in his own words, âworked his way through rock, blues, jazz and then with the arrival of the late 60âs early 70âs, a series of half-arsed bands doing coversâ. In the mid 70âs he was heavily influenced by storytellers like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young, and started writing original material.
Over the years he has amassed a large catalogue of songs across all genres and sees himself first and foremost as a lyricist.
His passion is evident, and he possesses a unique way of attracting attention to deep, serious lyrics with the use of light and unusual composition.
Having steered away from performance for the last 10 or 12 years, CJ Smith is now back and loving it.
He has recently performed to audiences in Australia, France and Greece, and has been surprised to discover that the demand for âreal songs with real lyricsâ is back and finding great popularity with audiences of all ages.

As a performer, CJ Smith brings a rare talent as a lyricist/storyteller to a eclectic grouping of material that includes love songs, ballads, blues, protest songs, serious folk songs, adult contemporary and the occasional lighthearted look at life. His voice ranges at will from Don Henley high to a gravelly Tom Waits low.