Legendary singer-songwriter Chris Smither sat down with us at the Newport Folk Festival to discuss Folkways Records' major influence on him as a budding artist, from Eric Von Schmidt to Dave Van Ronk.

Singer Chris Smither is out with his latest album "All About the Bones." The 80-year-old reflects on his career, including Bonnie Raitt's cover of his song "Love You Like a Man" with NPR's Don Gonyea.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The song is classic Smither, highlighting his rumbling baritone, foot stomps, wry ...

Chris Smither started as a would-be anthropology major at a couple colleges, but then became fascinated, even obsessed, with classic blues. Five decades later, Smither’s lifelong study of the genre ...

Chris Smither learned to play music in New Orleans on his mother's ukulele. He loved the blues as a kid, but he started his career as a folk artist in Cambridge, Mass., in the music scene there. That ...