{{Infobox musical artist| name title = Big SmoFordson Monster Machine|header1 = Technický popis| image = [[File:Fordson.jpg|300px]]| caption label4 = Typ| image_size data4 =Fordson F-standard| background label5 = solo_singerVýrobce| birth_name data5 = John Lee SmithFord Motor Company, Detroit, USA| alias label6 = Big SmoVýroba od roku| birth_date data6 = {{Birth date and age|1976|2|141917|mflabel7 =y}}Motor| birth_place data7 = [[San Diego]]Výkon PS/při otáčkách (n/min):28/1000, California Počet válců:4, U.S. Vrtání /Zdvih (mm):102/127, Objem (cm3):4140, Chlazení:vodní termosifonové | origin label8 = [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]]Počet rychlostí| instrument data8 = Vocals3+1| genre label9 = [[Country rap]]Rychlost (km/hod)| occupation data9 = Singer2-5, [[rapping5-12|rapper]], songwriter, producer, film director label10 = Palivo | years_active data10 = {{start dateBenzín, petrolej|1999}}–presentlabel11 = Rozměry | label data11 = YayodaDélka(mm):2600, Smo & Money Výška(mm):1370, [[Elektra Records Šířka(mm):1560, Rozvor(mm):1595, Rozchod předních kol(mm):1140, Rozchod zadních kol(mm):1240 |Elektra Nashville]]label12 = Pneumatiky |data12 = Vpředu 711 mm, [[Warner Bros. Records Vzadu 1060 mm |Warner Bros.]]label13 = Hmotnost| associated_acts data13 = S ornými koly 1285 | website label14 = {{URLCena |http://www.therealbigsmo.com/}}data14 = 30 500,-
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'''John Lee Smith''' (born February 14, 1976), known by his stage name '''Big Smo''', is an American [[country rap]] musician, songwriter, producer, and film director from [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]]Traktor Fordson patří mezi nejvýznamnější typy v historii vývoje traktorů. After several independent and minor label releases, Smith's [[record label|major label]] debut studio album, ''[[Kuntry Livin']]'', was released in 2014 and charted on three ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chartsJeho netradiční nová samonosná konstrukce vznikla na přání výrobce automobilů Henryho Forda. He is the subject of an eponymous reality television series on [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] that began in 2014. ==Early life==John Lee Smith was born on February 14Traktor Fordson měl být spolehlivý, 1976 in [[San Diego]], California, to mother Mary Jane Smith (''née'', Barber) and father Carl Avery Smith.<ref name=cbi>{{cite web|url=http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/john_l_smith_born_1976_13089187|title=John L Smith, Born 02/14/1976 in California|author=California Birth Index|publisher=California Birth Index|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=name>{{cite web|url=http://www.lyrics.net/lyric/30813515|title=Workin' Lyrics|publisher=Lyrics.net|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref name=am>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-smo-mn0000868733/biography |title=Big Smo | Biography|last=Leggett|first=Steve|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]|work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref> His father was jednoduchý a veteran of the Ucenově výhodný traktor.S. Navy, and died in 2007.<ref name=father>{{cite web|url=http://www.t-g.com/story/1220441.html|title=Edgemont Baptist to mark Independence Day|last=Dezotell|first=Doug|date=June 29, 2007|work=Shelbyville Times-Gazette|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref> His mother is his business manager.<ref name=mother>{{cite web|url=http://www.t-g.com/story/2088917.html|title=Rapping on fame's door|last=Mosley|first=Brian|date=June 4, 2014|work=Shelbyville Times-Gazette|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.aetv.com/big-smo/exclusives/20-things-you-need-to-know-about-big-smo 20 Things You Need to Know About Big Smo]. A&E Channel. Retrieved on July 18, 2014.</ref> Smith lives on his family farm in [[Unionville, Tennessee]] named "The Kuntry Ranch", which is just outside of [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]].<ref name=cmt>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/big-smo/biography/|title=About Big Smo|author=[[Country Music Television]]|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref> ==Music career==Smith started his musical endeavors in 1999, but did not release an album for three years.<ref name=am /><ref name=amdisc>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-smo-mn0000868733/discography|title=Big Smo | Discography|author=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref> He released ''Kuntry Kitchen'' with Yayoda Records in 2002. His next two releases were released on Smo & Money Records, 2003's ''The Audio Biography'' and 2004's ''Monument Society''.<ref name=cmt /><ref name=amdisc /> Then, he released another album with Yayoda in 2007 entitled ''The True South''.<ref name=cmt /><ref name=amdisc /> His last self-released album was entitled ''American Made'', released in 2010.<ref name=cmt /> Also in 2010, his homemade music video "Kickin' It in Tennessee" went viral, garnering over five million views on YouTube.<ref name=am /><ref name=Shelbyville>{{cite web|last1=Mosely|first1=Brian|title=Big Smo hits big time|url=http://www.t-g.com/story/2083444.html|website=Shelbyville Times-Gazette|publisher=Hugh Jones|accessdate=June 23, 2014|date=May 16, 2014}}</ref> He released two [[extended plays|EPs]] with [[Warner Bros. Records]] that were 2012's ''Grass Roots'' and 2013's ''Backwoods Whiskey''.<ref name=am /><ref name=cmt /> Smith's major-label debut came out in 2014, entitled ''[[Kuntry Livin']]''.<ref name=cmt /><ref name=amdisc /> ==Musical style==According to Matt Bjorke of Roughstock, Big Smo is one of the foremost grassroots artists in Také měl být snadný pro obsluhu a style known as [[rural rap]] or hick-hop tak levný, "which blends rural, Country themes and melodies with some rap elements (production and vocal delivery)"aby si ho mohl dovolit každý farmář.<ref name=roughstock>{{cite web|url=http://www.roughstock.com/reviews/album-review-big-smo-kuntry-livin|title=Album Review: Big Smo - Kuntry Livin'|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=June 3, 2014|publisher=Roughstock|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref> [[AllMusic]]'s Steve Legget commented that Big Smo "combines country themes and attitudes with rap and hip-hop in K dosažení těchto cílů přispěla také pásová velkovýroba a style that prompted one reviewer to note 'If [[Kid Rock]] and [[Run–Dpočet vyrobených traktorů vysoce překročil milionovou hranici.M.C.]] had a love child, he would be named Big Smo,' although combining [[Hank Williams, Jr]]. with [[Nappy Roots]] might strike a bit closer."<ref name=am /> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described Big Smo as sounding like "If Run–D.M.C.'s '[[Walk This Way#Run–D.M.C. version|Walk This Way]]' stomped out of Queens and ended up in the rural south."<ref>{{cite web|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: June 2014|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-june-2014-20140619/big-smo-0538353|last=Murray|first=Nick|date=June 2014|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=June 24, 2014|date=June 19, 2014}}</ref> The music on ''Kuntry Livin''' was described as spinning "rap rhymes about working-class values over hard-rock riffs."<ref name=usatoday>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/06/02/echo-bunnymen-big-smo-lp/9884569/|title=Listen Up: Other notable releases|last=Mansfield|first=Brian|authorlink=Brian Mansfield|date=June 3, 2014|work=USA Today|accessdate=June 24, 2014}}</ref> ==Other media==Smith is the principal subject of an [[eponym]]ously-titled television series ''Big Smo''. The program, about his life and music by [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]], debuted in June 2014. ==Discography== ;Studio albums{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions<ref name=amawards>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/big-smo-mn0000868733/awards|title=Big Smo | Awards|author=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref>|-|-!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Billboard 200|US]]!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top Country Albums|US<br>Country]]!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Rap Albums|US<br>Rap]]|-!scope="row"|''Kuntry Kitchen''|* Released: 2002* {{nowrap|Label: Yayoda}}* Format: CD| —| —| —|-!scope="row"|''The Audio Biography''|* Released: 2003* {{nowrap|Label: Smo & Money}}* Format: CD| —| —| —|-!scope="row"|''Monument Society''|* Released: 2004* {{nowrap|Label: Smo & Money}}* Format: CD | —| —| —|-!scope="row"|''The True South''|* Released: 2007* {{nowrap|Label: Yayoda}}* Format: CD| —| —| —|-!scope="row"|''American Made''|* Released: 2010* {{nowrap|Label: Smo & Money}}* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]| —| —| —|-!scope="row"|''[[Kuntry Livin']]''|* Released: {{Start date|2014|6|3}}* {{nowrap|Label: [[Elektra Records|Elektra Nashville]]/[[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]}}* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]| 31| 8| 3|-| colspan="5" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart|-|} ;EPs{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"|+ List of EPs, with selected chart positions! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions<ref name=amawards />|-|-!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top Country Albums|US<br>Country]]!style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|[[Top Heatseekers|US<br>Heat]]|-!scope="row"|''Grass Roots EP''|* Released: {{Start date|2012|6|19}}* {{nowrap|Label: Elektra Nashville/Warner Bros}}* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]| 71| —|-!scope="row"|''Backwoods Whiskey''|* Released: {{Start date|2013|11|11}}* {{nowrap|Label: Elektra Nashville/Warner Bros.}}* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]| 69| 39|-| colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart|-|} ==References=={{reflist|30em}} ==External links==* {{Official website|1=therealbigsmo.com/}} {{Persondata| NAME =Big Smo| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =John Lee Smith| SHORT DESCRIPTION =American musician| DATE OF BIRTH =February 14, 1976| PLACE OF BIRTH =San Diego, California, U.S.| DATE OF DEATH =| PLACE OF DEATH =}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Paisley, Brad}}[[Category:1976 births]][[Category:American country singers]][[Category:American country singer-songwriters]][[Category:American male singers]][[Category:American male singer-songwriters]][[Category:Country rap musicians]][[Category:People from ShelbyvilleModel F, Tennessee]][[Category:Musicians from San Diegokterým expozice začíná, California]][[Category:Musicians from Tennessee]][[Category:Elektra Records artists]][[Category:Warner Brosse vyráběl od roku 1917 až do roku 1928. 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