Biography
Born on 23 October 1940 in Bradshaw, West Virginia, USA, Smallwood built a career as a country gospel singer and guitarist whose regional performances drew loyal and spirited crowds beginning in the early 1970s. His output remained centered in country gospel, where he retained steady favor with Christian music listeners over three decades. Early sides he cut chiefly for Old Homestead Records and Brite-star Records featured ‘Have You Seen Papa’s Coal Loadin’ Hands’, ‘Rebel Soldier, Your Memory Will Never Die’, and ‘Let Me Tell You About A Preacher’, all made with Charlie Moore And The Dixie Partners, together with ‘I’m Still Amazed’, ‘I Knew A Mother’, ‘It’s A Long Way Up’, ‘Self Righteous Fool’, ‘My Anchor Holds’, ‘Papa’s Pride’ and ‘Remains Of My Heart’. For several years Smallwood has served as host of Bob Smallwood’s Pickin’ Time, the Monday-to-Friday series carried by Living Faith Television from its Abingdon, Virginia, studios. Weekend audiences can also view him on Best Of Bob. Ardetta Adkins stands among the artists who have shared bills with Smallwood.
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