Duster Bennett - SMILING LIKE I'M HAPPY

Duster Bennett - SMILING LIKE I'M HAPPYDuster Bennett was a lesser known but really good blues artist of the late 1960's who sadly died in a car crash in 1976 aged only 29. On this album he played as a one man band, although he did have backing musicians on 4 tracks, including members of the original Fleetwood Mac; in fact Peter Green gave him the Les Paul guitar that he plays on the album. I was lucky enough to see him perform at the Albert Hall as part of the 1968 'Pop Proms' and

This copy is the 12-track stereo vinyl LP on the 'boxed' Decca logo label

Even so Halfbreed and Battle of North West Six stand out as classic albums of the 60's and while going through a number of line-up changes

It includes versions of Beatles

Night Games the stand out track but all in all a solid rock album from a group of master musicians

is still a good example of their song writing ability and musicianship

The album that really launched Led Zep on the UK music scene as it contains the hit single 'Whole Lotta Love'

This album is hard to find in such good condition

although he did have backing musicians on 4 tracks

Jim Messina and Richie Fury

including members of the original Fleetwood Mac

An R&B and rock and roll singer who began his his career in the 50's

Underrated Scottish band from the early 80's