The Third Annual Celebration of the Songs of Michael Smith Join us for the third annual celebration of the songbook of Michael Smith (1941-2020), an essential singer-songwriter in Chicago over five decades whose work spanned solo work (The Dutchman, Crazy Mary, Ballad of Dan Moody, Panther in Michigan, Spoon River, Sister Clarissa and countless other classics), a rock duo (with wife Barbara Barrow), folk ensembles (Weavermania), and compositions for theatre (Steppenwolf, Victory Gardens, Blair Thomas favorite Chicago songwriter.Performing Michaels songs this year are Anne Hills, Michael Miles, Mark Dvorak, Jonas Friddle, Chris Walz, Flo Estes, Emily Haden Lee, Robin and Jenny Bienemann, Rebecca Jasso, Jaimie OReilly, and Jim Gary.