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Maximo_Park 'The Kids Are Sick Again'

Maximo_Park 'The Kids Are Sick Again'

Paul Smith and co perform 'The Kids Are Sick Again' in the studio.

Maximo Park Video Exclusive 'Questing, Not Coasting'

Maximo Park Video Exclusive 'Questing, Not Coasting'

Paul Smith and co weather the storm in their new promo to 'Questing, Not Coasting'.

Editors: ' Papillon' - New Video

Editors: ' Papillon' - New Video

Take a sprint with Tom Smith and co in the excellent new video to 'Papillon'.

Editors' Tom Smith For Youth Music

Editors' Tom Smith For Youth Music

Shot by photographer Rankin - Editors' singer Tom Smith explains how his love for guitar music began, while trying to look as evil as possible. To find out more about the project and special live events visit...

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 - The Cure - Godlike Genius

Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 - The Cure - Godlike Genius

Robert Smith talks backstage at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2009 about The Cure winning the Godlike Genius Award.

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The G.E. Smith Telecaster®

The G.E. Smith Telecaster® (19:46)

Take a tour of GE 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"...

G.E. Smith Perfoms "Codeine" at the Sheridan Opera House.

G.E. Smith Perfoms "Codeine" at the Sheridan Opera House. (04:20)

GE Smith in Telluride, Colorado. Produced and Edited by Justin Weihs.

G.E. Smith - "50 Watt Fuse" Trailer

G.E. Smith - "50 Watt Fuse" Trailer (02:17)

To most, GE Smith is the magnetic, blond-pony-tailed guitarist who once fronted Saturday Night Live's house band and jammed with some of the biggest names in the business. What is less well-known is that Smith is one...

Buddy Guy with GE Smith - Talk to me baby

Buddy Guy with GE Smith - Talk to me baby (06:22)

Grabado en vivo para el disco "Live- The Real Deal" junto a GE Smith.

G E Smith & Moonalice LIVE

G E Smith & Moonalice LIVE (03:02)

More GE Smith at six string planet dot com. Audio interviews and video in the Features Section.

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G.E. Smith Biography

George Edward "G. E." Smith (b. 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.

A session player who has performed and recorded with an exceptionally wide spectrum of influential artists, Smith's own albums include In The World (1981), Get A Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993) and Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998). Smith currently is the lead guitarist for the band Moonalice. He was married to Gilda Radner (1980–1982) and has been married to Taylor Barton since 1990.

He appeared on Broadway in the Jersey Boys show on Saturday, July 22, 2006.

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G.E. Smith's Best Songs

  • 1. Rita
  • 2. Real Love
  • 3. Heart Frozen Up
  • 4. James Brown
  • 5. Powerman
  • 6. Nuns with Guns
  • 7. 344 Wash
  • 8. Sad About Girls
  • 9. In the World
  • 10. The Blind Boy Rag
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