G. E. Smith

Quick Facts

Full Name	G. E. Smith
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jan 27, 1952(1952-01-27)
Age	72
Birthplace	Scranton
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Capricorn

G. E. Smith Biography

G. E. Smith is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on January 27, 1952 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. Smith was born on the 27th of January 1952 at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, as George Edward Haddad, a Lebanese-American , whose name translates to”blacksmith” Arabic. He began playing guitar at age four. In 1959 when he was seven, he received an C. F. Martin guitar. When he turned 11 years old, Smith’s mother purchased him the first electric guitar that was it was a Fender Telecaster, a model which was made in 1952, the year of his birth. In 1952, he was earning money as a professional musician performing at various locations like Poconos resorts as well as dances at high school.

His album releases comprise In The World (1981) The album Take A Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band 1993) and Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998). Smith was the guitarist in charge for the group Moonalice from 2007 until 2009.

In the midst of his SNL tenure Smith toured for almost two and a half years with Bob Dylan during the “Neverending Tour” from 1988 until October 1990.

Smith has performed and recorded with many artists, including Hall & Oates, Tina Turner, and David Bowie. He played guitar in Roger Waters’ The Wall Live tour, and was lead guitarist in Bob Dylan’s touring band 1988 to 1990. Smith also served as musical director of Dylan’s The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992. His band provided entertainment at the 2012 and 2016 Republican National Convention.

Smith has been wed with Gilda Radner (1980-1982) and is wed to Taylor Barton since 1990.

G. E. Smith Net Worth

G. E. Smith is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, G. E. Smith 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

George Edward Smith (ne Haddad born on January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist of the group Hall & Oates during the time of their peak from 1979 to 1985. He was then the musical director for the sketch comedy television show Saturday Night Live from 1985 until 1995. He was the head of the Saturday Night Live Band.

In the beginning of the 1970s, Smith quit the Poconos to move to New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, Connecticut, region, where he was a member in a group dubbed”The Scratch Band, which also included his future Hall & Oates bandmate Mickey Curry. In the latter part of 1977, Smith received his first break with Dan Hartman, fresh off the success of “Instant Replay”. Smith hired the guitarist to be the frontman of his band for an “lip-sync tour” of Europe as well as the U.S. When he returned in America’s East coast, Smith moved to Manhattan and was the guitar player of Gilda Radner’s 1979 Broadway show Gilda Live. Radner and Smith became friends and were married shortly thereafter, but they divorced in 1982. In 1981, he debuted his debut self-titled album In the World, featuring Paul Simon and Radner singing as backup to the record. In 1992, he recorded his second album and this time in collaboration with Saturday Night Live Band entitled Get A Little.

During his SNL years Smith was the musical director for special events such as the 1988 Emmy Awards, the 1993 Rhythm and Blues Foundation Awards, Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden as well as acting as the musical director at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert in Cleveland. Smith also has written with his friend and fellow musician Jimmy Buffett. “Six String Music” appears on Buffett’s album Fruitcakes. In 1996, Smith received a Grammy nomination for his work with Buddy Guy on the album “Live: The Real Deal”

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Who is G. E. Smith Dating?

According to our records, G. E. Smith married to Taylor Barton , Gilda Radner. As of December 1, 2023, G. E. Smith’s is not dating anyone.

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Smith toured with Roger Waters during the 2010–2013 tour The Wall Live. On December 12, 2012, he performed with Waters at Madison Square Gardens for The Concert for Sandy Relief.

Facts & Trivia

G. Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. G. E. Smith celebrates birthday on January 27 of every year.

In 2015, Smith and wife, Taylor Barton, started a 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 fourth series they have hosted creative legends from Billy Squier to Ethan Hawke and from the Bacon Brothers to the Avett Brothers.