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.
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
Official
website
Facebook
www.instagram.com/gesmithmusic/?hl=en
Instagram
https://twitter.com/gesmithmusic?lang=en
Twitter
IMDb
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)
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THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR ... TV SITCOM SCRIPT WRITER
RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
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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