Tuesday, August 1, 2023

G.E.SMITH THE MOST RESPECTED MUSICIAN IN ROCK AND ROLL: ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS WITH RAY SHASHO!

 



G. E. SMITH

GUITARIST ...SONGWRITER...

BAND LEADER...MUSIC DIRECTOR

DAN HARTMAN... HALL & OATES

SNL BAND... BOB DYLAN

MICK JAGGER... BUDDY GUY...

ROGER WATERS

ZOOM SPECIAL EVENT 

ON INTERVIEWING

 THE LEGENDS 

WITH RAY SHASHO



One of the most in demand blues / rock guitarists in the world is a mysterious character who goes by the name of G.E. Smith. Millions of TV viewers know his face-and the shock of unruly blond ponytail that was always falling across it-from his tenure stint of fronting the Saturday Night Live Band.

Smith was hired to play lead guitar for Hall and Oates, he stayed for six years (1979-1985) constantly touring and recording with them, racking up hit after hit “It was insanely fun, “he recalls. “We were so big that one year we decided it would be fun to perform during summer –all year round! We toured the northern hemisphere in the summer and the southern hemisphere in the during America’s winter.”

Smith toured for almost four years with the legendary Bob Dylan.

Smith was also honored to be the musical director for special events such as the 1988 Emmy Awards, the 1993 Rhythm and Blues Foundation Awards and the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden. The latter event was another of those “fantasy situations” that G.E. keeps getting involved in. “The rehearsals for that Dylan concert you wouldn’t believe. I was rehearsing with George Harrison in the morning, Eric Clapton in the afternoon, and Lou Reed at night. One afternoon, rehearsing the finale, I had Harrison, Tom Petty, Clapton, Neil Young, Dylan and Roger McGuinn all lined up and I’m saying, ‘OK, George you sing here, Eric you play now, Bob you come in here.’ Smith also has written with his friend and fellow musician Jimmy Buffett.


GE also joined Roger Waters 2010 WALL LIVE toured the world three times and toured with him for seven years. In 2015, GE returned to SNL where he received an EMMY award as bandleader, for the 40th SNL anniversary special.


In 2015, GE and wife, Taylor Barton, started an exciting project called PORTRAITS, which hosts a rotating roster of acclaimed musicians and artists from all realms for a deeper look at what drives them creatively. Now in its sixth season they have hosted creative legends from Billy Squier to Ethan Hawke and from the Bacon Brothers to the Avett Brothers.


PURCHASE

THE MOST RECENT

 RELEASE

BY

G.E. SMITH

with LEROY BELL

entitled

STONY HILL

At amazon.com


FOR MORE INFORMATION

ABOUT

G.E. SMITH

VISIT

www.gesmithmusic.com

Official website

www.facebook.com/gesmithmusic

Facebook

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Instagram

https://twitter.com/gesmithmusic?lang=en

Twitter

www.imdb.com/name/nm1051686

IMDb

www.taylorbarton.com

Taylor Barton-Smith official website

 

TOUR DATES 2023

Sept 7, 2023

GE Smith and The American Blues Suffolk Theater, Riverhead, NY 

Sept 15, 2023

Masters of the Telecaster Jim Weider and GE Smith Infinity Music Hall, Hartford, CT

 

Discography

with Hall & Oates (also as arranger)

X-Static (1979)

Voices (1980)

Private Eyes (1981)

H2O (1982)

Greatest Hits Live (1982), released in 2001

Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (Compilation) (1983)

Big Bam Boom (1984)

Sweet Soul Music (Live) (1984)

Live at the Apollo (1985)

Ecstasy on the Edge (2001)

with Dan Hartman

Instant Replay (1978)

Relight My Fire (1979)

with Tom Waits

Downtown Train (1985)

with Mick Jagger

She's The Boss (1985)

Dancing in the Street w/David Bowie (1985)

Primitive Cool (1987)

The Very Best of Mick Jagger (2007)

with Carly Simon

Tired of Being Blonde (1985), also producer

with Ric Ocasek

This Side of Paradise (1986)

with Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (1993), also musical director

By the Waterfront Docks (1989) (2007)

The House of Gold (Greece, 1989) (2009)

Crossroads w/Eric Clapton (1988, 1999) (2012)

Carnival to Rio (1990) (2012)

Mercy for Poughkeepsie (1988-1989) (2014)

East Troy 1988 (2015)

with Tracy Chapman

Crossroads (1989)

Greatest Hits (2015)

with Jimmy Buffett

Fruitcakes (1994)

with Buddy Guy

Live! The Real Deal (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1996), received Grammy nomination

Buddy's Baddest: The Best of Buddy Guy (1999)

Can't Quit the Blues (2006)

The Definite Buddy Guy (2009)

with Moonalice

Compliments from Moonalice (2007)

Moonalice (2008)

The Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach, VA (2008)

with Roger Waters

Roger Waters: The Wall (Live Album) (2010-2013), released 2015

with David Bowie

Loving the Alien (1983-1988) (2018)

Solo Albums

In the World (1981)

Get a Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993)

Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998)

Stony Hill (2020) w/Leroy Bell

As producer/composer

Wayne's World Theme (1992)

 









G.E.SMITH

APPEARS WEEK OF

 AUGUST 6TH 2023


ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

WITH RAY SHASHO

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The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show. 

The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan. 

Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives. 

The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music.  The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.

I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.

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