Singer B Smyth Has Passed Away Following Battle With Pulmonary Fibrosis

Talented singer B Smyth has passed away.  The news came from the singer’s brother who revealed that B Smyth died in a social media post.

B Smyth, whose real name was Brandon Smith, was signed to Motown Records about 10 years ago, delivering The Florida Flies EP in 2013.  More recently B Smyth had delivered several singles in the last two years, including re-releasing one of our favorites, “Too Many Reasons.”  An EP, Unreleased… was released in April of this year.

The tribute post from his brother Denzel Smith revealing that B Smyth had died is below.

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He also shared a post directly to B Smyth’s Instagram, revealing the news and providing more details.

“Today regretfully I have to announce that my brother has passed away this morning from respiratory failure after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis,” it read.

“My brother was very excited to see a lot of you create challenges for his latest released single #Twerkoholic part 2 while he was in the ICU, it really brought him a big smile to his face.”

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According to the Mayo Clinic, pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it more difficult for your lungs to work properly. As pulmonary fibrosis worsens, you become progressively more short of breath.

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