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"Keep On Smilin'" is a 1974 hit song by the American group Wet Willie. It was the title track of their third studio album. [2] The song was also the first of their three top-40 singles and became their greatest hit. "Keep on Smilin'" reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is ranked as the 66th biggest hit of 1974. [3]
Wet Willie is an American southern rock band from Mobile, Alabama.Their best-known song, "Keep On Smilin'", reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1974.
Blackberry Smoke released their fifth studio album, Like an Arrow, featuring Gregg Allman, on October 14, 2016, via their own record label, 3 Legged Records. [9] The album landed at No. 1 on the US Billboard Country [ 10 ] and Americana/Folk [ 11 ] charts as well as the UK Rock [ 12 ] and Independent Albums [ 13 ] charts during release week.
Brit Turner, drummer for the popular Southern rock band Blackberry Smoke, has died at age 57, the group announced on social media. He had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, a cancer of the brain ...
The band’s R&B-infused rock and roll style propelled its biggest hit, “Keep On Smilin’,” into the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart in 1974. [1] Wet Willie released five albums with Capricorn Records before moving to the Epic label in 1977, where its singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend” charted in the Top 40. [1]
Blackberry Smoke honored drummer Brit Turner, who died at 57. 'The most caring, empathetic, driven and endearing person one could ever hope to meet,' the band said.
In a retrospective review by Bruce Eder, AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, stating that Drippin' Wet is "a surging, forceful concert recording of white Southern soul and blues-rock at its best", showcasing Wet Willie's "hard and muscular" playing, "rich and expressive" singing, and a seamless transition between "guitar-centered blues-rock" and "funkier, sax-driven sound", making it a ...
The Whippoorwill is the third studio album by American southern/country rock band Blackberry Smoke. It was released on August 14, 2012 through Southern Ground Records in the North America and on February 17, 2014 through Earache Records in Europe. The latter contained three additional live tracks; "Country Side of Life", "Pretty Little Lie" and ...