You're listening to sound opinions and later in the show we're going to learn about what it's going to take to preserve the live music ecosystem past this pandemic.

But first it's time for another round of Barry Treasures, Jim.

Greg, we love this show.

We collect dozens of bands that we're interested in flying

under the mainstream radar between each episode of Barry Treasures, and we love to share them with our

listeners. I am going to lead us off with a Brooklyn-based soul diva named Betty

Smith. She has an album coming out at the end of this month, The Good, The Bad, and the Betty. It is produced by Matt Patton of the Drive-By Truckers. It's got guests such as Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi All-Stars

and the Truckers Patterson Hood, but the star of this show, Make No Mistake

is Betty Smith. She grew up in Bedstye, listening to Gospel music, and loving the

earthly soul that was sung on street corners as well. She has got a voice that shows her age, her wisdom, the life she has lived, which is

absolutely just a powerhouse instrument. That's a cliche when you're talking about soul divas, but man, you listen to this and it will blow you away.

I'm a sinner is one of the songs coming out on this album we all are but when Betty sings it

you better believe it's true and that there's redemption right around the corner.

This is Betty Smith I'm a sinner, my first buried treadmill. Never was no good. Never was chosen.

Never was no good.

They all say,'m a sinner.

Yeah, they call me kind.

Yeah, I killed my brother.

He had accepted a wander.

Yeah, I'm there the mall.

Yeah, I'm in the mall. Yeah, I know, I'm a civil. Oh, I'm a sinner from Betty Smith. Where has this woman been all my life, Greg?

I tell you, I love this record record too it was on my list of

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