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>>> JACKIE SMITH IS WELL KNOWN
AROUND NOVA SCOTIA AS A ROCK
MUSICIAN, AND KARAOKE ARTIST AND
HELPED OUT COUNTLESS PEOPLE IN
NEED THROUGH BENEFIT CONCERTS.
TONIGHT JACKIE NEEDS HELP.
FIRE DESTROYED THE EQUIPMENT HE
USES.
RON SHAW HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH
JACKIE AND SOME OF HIS FRIENDS.
>> WE COULDN'T GET IN TO GET THE
STUFF OUT UNTIL YESTERDAY.
>> Reporter: THIS IS WHAT'S LEFT
OF $100,000 OF AUDIO AND VIDEO
EQUIPMENT.
A FEW THINGS MIGHT BE RESTORED.
MOST ARE BEYOND REPAIR.
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>> Reporter: JACKIE SMITH SPENT
THREE DECADES MAKING MUSIC
INCLUDING HIS TIME AS A MEMBER
OF POPULAR BAND RAZOR BOY AND
DOING ROCK STAR KARAOKE.
AN UPCOMING SHOW AT NEIGHBOURS
PUB WAS SUPPOSED PART OF A
COMEBACK.
THIS FIRE IS THE LATEST IN A
STRING OF BAD LUCK AND FAMILY
TRAGEDY.
>> MY SISTER-IN LAW PASSED WAY.
>> Reporter: AND NOW THIS, THE
FIRE GUTTED THE PUB THAT'S ALSO
A FAMILY BUSINESS.
FIRE INSPECTORS SAY IT WAS
ACCIDENTAL.
>> THERE WERE COMBUSTIBLES
MATERIALS UNDER A HEAT LAMP.
>> Reporter: THE FATE OF TWO
FAMILY BUSINESSES IS UP IN THE
AIR.
ONE DEPENDENT ON AN INSURANCE
SETTLEMENT.
IT TURNS OUT SMITH HAS A LOT OF
FRIENDS.
>> HE WELCOMED ME AND HELPED ME
LEARNS THE ROPES.
HE ALWAYS GIVES.
WE HAVE TO GIVE TO HIM.
>> Reporter: THE PLAN TO GET
JACKIE BACK ON HIS FEET, 200
PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY PROMISED TO
ATTEND THE FUNDRAISING EVENT AT
THE OASIS BAR LATER THIS MONTH
COMPLETE WITH AUCTION AND MUSIC
FOR A MAN WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN
MUSIC.
IT'S CLEAR WITH THE RESPONSE TO
THIS BENEFIT THAT MARITIMERS
WILL STILL REACH OUT TO THOSE IN
NEED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S
SOMEBODY WHO HAS ALREADY GIVEN