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Blues musician Paul "Poboy" Smith, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1936, has since 1958 been a fixture on the southern blues scene after the release of his debut album in that year.

A．Blues musician Paul "Poboy" Smith, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1936, has since 1958 been a fixture on the southern blues scene after the release of his debut album in that year.

B．Being born in 1936 in Tupelo, Mississippi, blues musician Paul "Poboy" Smith released his debut album in 1958 and has been a fixture on the southern blues scene since then.

C．Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1936, blues musician Paul "Poboy" Smith has been a fixture on the southern blues scene since the release of his debut album in 1958.

D．Having been a texture on the southern blues scene since 1958 when he released his debut album, Paul "Poboy" Smith is a blues musician who was born in 1936 in Tupelo, Mississippi.

E．Since the release of his debut album in 1958, blues musician Paul "Poboy" Smith has been a fixture on the southern blues scene; he was born in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1936.