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Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers serve up swing with soul

By Andrew Gilbert

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 06, 2012

With her playfully lascivious stage persona and blues-inflected vocals, Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers was one of the best bands to emerge from the swing dance vogue of the mid-1990s. While the vast majority of their swing and jump blues contemporaries faded away, Smith and the Skillet Lickers have evolved into a singular ensemble that puts a soulful stamp on a huge swatch of American music. They play a two-night run at Scullers starting Friday evening.

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