G. E. Smith Musical artist

George Edward "G. E." Smith (born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates and the musical director of Saturday Night Live. Smith was lead guitarist of Bob Dylan's touring band from June 7, 1988, to October 19, 1990. Smith also served as musical director of The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration for Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992.As a session player, Smith has performed and recorded with an exceptionally wide spectrum of influential artists. His own albums include In The World (1981), Get A Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993) and Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998). Smith was the lead guitarist for the band Moonalice until December 2009. He is currently playing guitar in the tour of Roger Waters' The Wall Live. Smith and his band provided entertainment at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida in the last week of August 2012.

Personal facts

G. E. Smith
Birth dateJanuary 27, 1952
Hometown
Stroudsburg Pennsylvania
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1977
associated musical artist
Dan Hartman
Mick Jagger
Hall & Oates
Roger Waters
Tracy Chapman
Tina Turner
Saturday Night Live Band
Moonalice
Bob Dylan
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Rock music
Blue-eyed soul
Pop rock
instrument
Bass guitar
Guitar
Lap steel guitar
Fender Telecaster

G. E. Smith on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://pioneersforacure.org/artist/taylor-barton-and-g-e-smith
  2. http://www.davemackey.com/snlband/gesmith.html
  3. http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0118202806
  4. http://www.gesmithmusic.com
  5. https://www.myspace.com/gesmithmusic