Rest in peace, Michael, Beloved Comrade
with Jamie O'Reilly, from Pasiones: Songs of the Spanish Civil War

Chicago Tribune tribute by Rick Kogan

Chicago Sun-Times tribute by Maureen O'Donnell

Chicago Reader tribute by Mark Guarino

WNUR Folk Show (August 5, 2020 entry)
includes rebroadcast of a long radio interview with Michael from 2019

Elegy for Michael P. (B.September 7,1941 - D.August 3, 2020)
from Anne Hills (Sept 7, 2020)

On the Genius and Friendship of Michael Smith
from James Lee Stanley (July 29, 2020)

No joke.
Michael says, if you play his songs after he's gone, get the chords right.
(This is not a suggestion.)
- Jamie