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About Blue Smoke
"Blue Smoke" is a 1949 song written by Ruru Karaitiana and performed by Pixie Williams. Karaitiana wrote the song in 1940 while serving in World War Two as part of the 28th Māori Battalion, with the song being performed by the battalion's concert party throughout the war. After unsuccessfully trying to sell the song to recording companies in London, Karaitiana recorded the song after his return to New Zealand, with a quintet he had assembled the previous year as backing for Pixie Williams on vocals.
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