G.E. Smith on Living On Music

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G.E. Smith on Living On Music

8 ott 2024 · 2 h 23 min. 14 sec.

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G.E.Smith is a deeply respected and admired American guitarist and musical staple over the last 45 years, he was the lead guitarist for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_%26_Oates during the band's heyday from 1979...

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G.E.Smith is a deeply respected and admired American guitarist and musical staple over the last 45 years, he was the lead guitarist for Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985 playing on several albums and five of their number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined Saturday Night Live serving as bandleader and co-musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band. Smith has recorded and performed with many acclaimed artists, including David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits and Dan Hartman. He was the initial lead guitarist in Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour band from 1988 to 1990 and also served as musical director and a guitarist of Dylan's The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration at Madison Square Garden in 1992. From 2010 to 2013, Smith was the rhythm, lead and bass guitarist in Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour, one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. He received a Grammy Award nomination along with Buddy Guy in 1997 for the album Live! The Real Deal along with the Saturday Night Live Band as well as an Emmy award for the Saturday Night Live: The 25th Anniversary Special in 2000. His albums as a solo artist include In the World (1981), Get a Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993), Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998) and Stony Hill (2020) with Leroy Bell.

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