Penny Nichols, who first sang with a bluegrass band with John, Bill & Alice McEuen (until John took Jackson Browne's place in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), then formed a duo with Kathy Smith called the Greasy Mountain Butterballs which toured Vietnam in the fall of 1966. Pamela Polland (also known from her album The Gentle Soul) was going to appear on her debut too). I am not sure around what time Kathy Smith started to share stages, and hang around with them, but especially with people like Penny Nichols, Pamela Polland and Jackson Browne (a close contact which explains how their songs ended up on her albums. The musicians found a new podium at the Troubadour. Nobody found out about the place so it had to close down. A legendary venue but rather unknown was Paradox where people like Tim Buckley, Jackson Browne, Steve Noonan, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen, and Penny Nichols used to play. ambiguous plantation complex in eastern Haiti called Cabaret. ![]() ![]() She was part of the California folkie scene, playing at local venues and coffeehouses. Potential rebellion in the region posed very real threats to his property and persons. It was a bit difficult to trace background information on Kathy Smith.
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