Carlton Jumel Smith is a world-renowned singer, songwriter, producer and actor who has set concert stages on fire from Shanghai and Helsinki to Russia, Turkey, London, France and, of course his hometown New York City.
He has released several recordings and has had the honor of portraying his greatest musical hero, James Brown, in the Barry Levinson film “Liberty Heights” (1999). Legendary artist manager Alan Leeds, who led the careers of Brown, Prince and Maxwell, affectionately dubbed Carlton. “Soul Brother Number New.”
Carlton had a lead role opposite Cyndi Lauper in the off-Broadway musical “Largo” (about the life of Czech classical composer Antonín Dvořák). Carlton appeared in the 1992 interactive movie “I’m Your Man,” the comedy “Let There Be Clothes” (opposite model Carol Alt) and even a recurring role as a policeman on the long-running soap opera “As the World Turns.” Additionally, his recording of Tom Waits’ “Make it Rain” was featured in the 2015 Kevin Costner high school sports drama, “McFarland, USA.” Carlton is the author of the book," All That Matters Is The Music."
Above all, Mr. Smith is an entertainer, fortified by the traditions of golden eras past yet with razor sharp ears and eyes for the platinum-plus present.
In This Episode, Carlton shares his many varied experiences being a musical globe trotter in the industry, translations from coast to coast, valuable insight for EntreMusicians and memories of his idol, James Brown.
SHOW NOTES
00:00 - Show Open & Introductions
03:09 - Entertaining Your Audience
04:45 - Watching The Legends
06:15 - Genres or Times
09:27 - First Time at The Apollo
12:00 - Formative Experiences and Becoming Jaded
15:39 - International Invitations
19:15 - Different Bands & Disconnections
22:00 - No Translations but Music & Heart
26:33 - Life Alone at Age 15
28:46 - Whitney Houston & Other Divas
31:29 - Liberty Heights, James Brown, The Isley Brothers
39:14 - Signed Posters
44:22 - The New Book
46:03 - Acknowledging Musical Super Heroes
54:41 - Reminiscing & Memorabilia
1:00:04 - Show Close
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Theme Music is "YOYO" written by G.H. Beulah, Jr. & J. Herod, Jr. Performed by SounDoctrine © 2002 Soul Food Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved
