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I Smell a Rat
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A Mark Cloutier/Richard Bethell cover of the Buddy Guy song from 'Stone Crazy'.
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Blues, R&B, and gospel music in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada. Leader of Sundays at 8 at Ottawa's Blessed Sacrament Parish, and guitarist for jazz-pop group Evol
Richard Bethell (better known by nom de plume Admiral Bob, which is how you'll find him on iTunes and Spotify) has been singing and playing blues, R&B, and gospel music in Ottawa and Montreal, Canada, for the last 30 years. He leads "Sundays at 8", an eclectic blend of gospel, bluegrass, and contemporary praise every Sunday Night at Ottawa's Blessed Sacrament Church. He is also a member of the semi-active pop-jazz fusion group Evolutions. As Admiral Bob, he has released two albums on the TuneTrack.net label.
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Genre
Blues • Cover Songs
Charts
#384 in subgenre Peak #6
Charts
Peak #128
Author
Traditional
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2008
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July 01, 2008
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MP3 5.5 MB • 128 kbps • 5:57
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A Mark Cloutier/Richard Bethell cover of the Buddy Guy song from "Stone Crazy". Mark is on guitar, and I am on vocals, guitar, bass, piano, shaker, and drum machine. I wanted to pick a song that would suit both Mark's and my styles, and it struck me that such a raw and emotional song as "I Smell a Rat" would be perfect.
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peter garland
Jul 26, 2008
wow
Bob Forbes
Jul 15, 2008
No rats here - but some fine blues playing and vocalizing. Great example of the genre - super collab fellas! Cheers, Bob / RedEyeC
Artificial Earthman
Jul 13, 2008
Damn, it's always a joy to hear Mark play guitar. But this, wow, this is the NEXT LEVEL in Blues. Richard's vocals are dazzling.... and straight from the heart.... Wow, it don't get no better than this, no. This is it! Cookin, boys! Peace, Jim
mark cloutier
Jul 01, 2008
oh man---i have to say i have been a huge fan of buddy guy for many many years and i have never heard anyone even attempt this particular style of singing--if buddy heard this he would love it no doubt in my mind!!! richard is brilliant across the board and big thanks for letting me sit in!!! another proud notch in my guitar---your guitar richard reminds me of robert cray--but still all you!!