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BIO & ALBUM COMMENTARY American Made By Ed Morris It's a good sign when a song from an artist's first album earns this level of praise the first day it's played on radio: "Today on your show I heard Daniel Smith's 'I'm Going Home.' I would really like to get a copy of this song. I lost my Mother to cancer last December, and when I heard this song this morning it really touched my heart. I want to share it with my family." (Listener message to DJ Mike Thomas, KFAV-FM, St. Peters, Missouri) Within Daniel Smith's rugged six-foot-five frame lies the heart of a poet and the warm, sincere and comforting voice of a best friend. Like those of Kris Kristofferson, Smith's lyrics are literate and well-defined meditations on life's uneven surfaces. All 11 songs on this debut album American Made are Smith's solo compositions, except for one he co-wrote. Clearly, here is an artist with his own voice and vision. Smith grew up in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, a small town just across ...