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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.
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.
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 ...
Take a tour of G.E. Smith’s new signature Tele®, a special guitar that combines a ’40s-era Fender lap steel with a ’50s-era Telecaster. Features include a large U-shaped maple neck, lap steel “oval and diamond” fingerboard inlays, custom cutoff vintage-style bridge plate and body-mounted bridge pickup.
Guitarist G.E. Smith Talks His Career, SNL and Bowie. March 6, 2024 | Vicky Sullivan | Music. Recently, G.E. Smith came to Sarasota for an intimate show at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre’s Music Mondays.
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Guitarist with a long and impressive resumé as a session player, sideman, producer, and musical director, who is also an occasional solo artist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 2020s. Born. January 27, 1952 in Stroudsburg, PA. Genre. Pop/Rock, Blues. Styles. Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock, Album Rock. Also Known As.
