Smoke Inc

about

In the late 1970s Smoke Inc were an emerging band in the Greater San Francisco Bay area and a regular fixture in the buzzing live music scene. They had a strong following and were in rotation in most of the Bay area clubs, as well as opening for numerous prestigious acts such as Sly & The Family Stone, Taj Mahal, The Pointer Sisters and Toots and The Maytals. Members of the group worked with Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, and many others considered the cream of the crop of the music world. Smoke Inc featured Roy Schmall on keyboards and vocals, Stan Terry on lead vocals and harmonica, Michael 'Ollie' Schotka, on bass and vocals, Keith Stafford on drums and vocals, and Archie Williams Jr on guitar. They went on to release one 12" EP and two 7" singles. One of those 7’s included 'Waitin' For Love’. It was first released in 1977 and came out on the band's own self-titled imprint. It has gone on to become their rarest and most sought-after recording, now fetching up to an astonishing £2,500 on Discogs. It is a breezy, feel-good, modern/crossover soul beauty, with an infectious sing-along chorus, floaty flute solo, and packed with pure, uplifting dancefloor energy User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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Waitin' For Love / It's the Same Old Song

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Tokyo Nights 62

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With Love: Vol. 1 (Compiled by Miche)

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Deep Techno City Traxx, Vol.1 (The Best of Deep and Minimal Techno House Selected By Miss Karmel)

Slow Motion

Smoke Inc EP (Repetition Is a Form of Change)

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Deep Techno City Traxx, Vol. 1 (The Best of Deep and Minimal Techno House)

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Holiday Sampler - EP

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Winter Selection

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With Love

Waitin' For Love

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Smoke Inc (Repetition Is a Form of Change)

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