Search results
For G.E. (George Edward) Smith, a soulful guitarist, composer, singer, and bandleader, it all began in rural Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was just about born with a guitar in his hand. “I started playing around the age of four, and started getting good at seven,” he says. “Eventually, the girlfriend of one of my Uncles bought me a ...
G. E. Smith. George Edward Smith ( né Haddad; born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on several albums and five number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined the sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live ...
For G.E. (George Edward) Smith, a soulful guitarist, composer, singer, and bandleader, it all began in rural Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was just about born with a guitar in his hand. “I started playing around the age of four, and started getting good at seven,” he says. “Eventually, the girlfriend of one of my Uncles bought me a ...
Videos. GE’s first live appearance with Hall and Oates. “Bebop Drop” 1979. “Life on Mars” w/David Bowie on the Tonight Show, 1980. “Family Man” Hall and Oates, 1982. “Open All Night” Hall and Oates live , 1983. Saturday Night Live Band, 1990-ish. Saturday Night Live Band, “King Harvest” w/ Robbie Robertson 1988.
Mar 23, 2018 · Guitarist G.E. Smith, a Stroudsburg native, has played on some of the biggest musical stages of all time. He was lead guitarist for Hall & Oates in the early 1980s when the best-selling...
G.E. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band’s heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on five number-one singles. Smith then took on the role of Saturday Night Live’s bandleader and has recorded and performed with David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Roger Waters, Tina Turner, Tracy Chapman, Tom Waits, and dozens of ...
George Edward Smith is an American guitarist. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on several albums and five number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined the sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live, serving as bandleader and co-musical director of the Saturday Night Live Band. Smith has recorded ...
