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#TBT: Sunday, March 19, a moving funeral service was held for my friend and Albany blues musician, Charlie Smith. Smith died March 8 from complications of diabetes. He was super talented on the guitar and always had a lot of feel & emotion into what he performed on stage. I got to know Charlie on and off through my early adulthood & he was always kind to me in the scene. I’m thankful to have heard Charlie play the blues in the Capital Region & Bennington, V.T. and call him a friend. He impacted many musicians’ lives & is missed. Thank you again to my friends, Rob Aronstein & Mike Lawrence for sharing your stories about Charlie to me & asking to help spread the word about Charlie’s Memorial & benefit event. Read all about the legacy of Charlie Smith in this week’s “TheSpot518” now. Thank you Charlie for your friendship and musicianship! (Story and photos by Amy L. Modesti, 3/19/2023, 7/8/2016) #ALMFineArtAndPhotography, #TheSpot518, @thespot518, #CharlieSmith, #CharlieSmithMemorialBenefit, #SundayApril22023, #FridayJuly82016, #SundayMarch192023, #StoryByAmyModesti, #PhotosByAmyModesti, #March29toApril42023, #B3, @mcgearys.irish.pub , @robertaronstein , #MusicMemorial, #BenefitEvent, @mohawkhumane, #ThrowbackThursday, #B1Photo, #InsideFeature, #CapitalRegionNY, #UpstateNYJournalist, #ConcertPhotographer, @madisontheatre , @themadisontheatrealbany , #OnNewsstands, #MusicJournalist, #ThrowbackThursday, #MikeLawrence, #MattMirabile, (at Albany, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqZj0oUAaTO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=