O.C. Smith

O.C. Smith Fights For Poor People

Interview by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 6 July 1968

THERE was a familiar face at the head of last week's Poor People's March in Washington, USA,the protest on behalf of America's underprivileged classes led ...

O.C. Smith: Tired But Amiable O.C

Interview by Richard Green, New Musical Express, 3 August 1968

THE COLOUR problem in America is, of course, far worse than it is here. Pop music, however, has alleviated some of the tension, according to ...

O.C. Smith: The Revolution, London

Live Review by Max Jones, Melody Maker, 17 August 1968

And he triumphs, despite all, at the Revolution ...

What does O.C. care about? Feeling for other Negroes and gunfire in Watts for a start...

Interview by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 17 August 1968

O.C. SMITH peered over a metal balcony 60 feet from the ground. A steady penetrating drizzle dropped non-stop from a wicked grey sky as he ...