The Real Deal (Smokey Wilson album)

The Real Deal
Studio album by
Smokey Wilson
Released1995
StudioSunnyside
GenreBlues
LabelBullesye Blues[1]
ProducerRon Levy
Smokey Wilson chronology
Smoke n' Fire
(1993) 		The Real Deal
(1995) 		The Man from Mars
(1997)

The Real Deal is an album by the American musician Smokey Wilson, released in 1995.[2][3] Wilson supported the album with a North American tour.[4] It was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for best traditional blues album.[5]

  1. ^ "Antone's". Austin American-Statesman. 14 Mar 1996. p. 34.
  2. ^ "Smokey Wilson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Obrecht, Jas (Oct 1995). "The Real Deal by Smokey Wilson". Guitar Player. Vol. 29, no. 10. p. 118.
  4. ^ Fowler, James E. (21 Dec 1995). "Blues Man Brings Roots of the South Out West". Los Angeles Times. p. F19.
  5. ^ Kinsman, Michael (November 28, 1996). "Lord knows, Smokey Wilson is full-up on the Mississippi blues". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 7.