June 6, 2010 – Billy Cole and Apostle Smith are two of a handful of crooners who play to mostly uninterested passerby. Today is a slow day. But this doesn't seem to matter to Cole. He tries to act like no one's watching. That way, it's just the music and him.
Christina Hughes and Wan Wong report.
"Street musicians add life to Westwood"Cottrell Smith found religion while selling and taking heroin in South Central Los Angeles more than 30 years ago. Read more...
Photo: Cottrell Smith gave up his job to preach a message to the people of Westwood. To hear what this local homeless man has to say through words and music, go to dailybruin.com/video


