🔊🥳Today, February 18, 1974, Sy Smith-Peterson was born Syretha Olivia Smith in New York City, NY. In 2009, Smith was nominated for an LA Weekly Music Award for Best Contemporary Blues/R&B Artist. The year prior, she released her third studio album “Conflict,” which spawned the Ty Macklin-produced song ‘Fly Away With Me.’ This R&B song peaked at no. 37 on the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs Chart.