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William "Smitty" Smith
William Daniel "Smitty" Smith (* 1944) was a keyboardist and session musician.
He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury and Diane Brooks in a
Toronto band called the Soul Searchers that was fronted by Mercury and Brooks. After
the Soul Searchers broke up, first Kennedy and then Smith joined a group called Grant
Smith & The Power. In 1969 Smith and Kennedy, along with Ken Marco and Wayne "Stoney"
Stone, formed Motherlode and went on to have a U.S. #18 hit with When I Die. The group
broke up in 1970 and Smith fronted a second version of Motherlode that was soon to
break up after releasing one single.
Smith became a session musician and played on and contributed background vocals to recordings by artists such as Eric Mercury on his Funky Sounds Nurtured in the Fertile Soil album, Mark Tanner on his No Escape album, Ricky Lee Jones on her Flying Cowboys album, etc. He also released a solo album Smitty which included a song "Sweetie Pie" that he co-wrote with Eric Mercury. In the early 1980s Smith played keyboards and background vocals in Mike Finnigan and The Right Band. He died in 1997, aged 53, of a heart attack. from Wikipedia |
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Saint & Stephanie Arista AB 4233 released 1979 |
Stephanie, percussion, vocals George Marge, alto sax, flute, English horn Michael Brecker, tenor sax Ernie Watts, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Gerry Chamberlain, trombone Tom "Bones" Malone, trombone Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn John Gatchell, trumpet, flugelhorn Jeff Mironov, guitar Cliff Morris, guitar David T. Walker, guitar William "Smitty" Smith, organ, keyboards Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Rob Mounsey, keyboards Jai Winding, keyboards Gregg Wright, clavinet, keyboards Alfred Brown, strings Ben Adkins, bass guitar Francisco Centeno, bass guitar Steve Jordan, drums Harvey Mason sr., drums Allen Schwarzberg, drums Rubens Bassini, percussion Tyrell "The Rock" Deadrick, percussion Neil Jason, vocals |
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Priority Planet P-9003 released 1979 |
Anita Pointer, vocals June Pointer, vocals Ruth Pointer, vocals David Spinozza, guitar, slide guitar Waddy Wachtel, guitar, slide guitar Dan Dugmore, guitar William D. "Smitty" Smith, organ, piano Nicky Hopkins, piano Billy Payne, piano Scott Chambers, bass Rick Marotta, drums Bobby Guidotti, percussion, tambourine |
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Party Of One MCA 5125 released 1980 |
Tim Weisberg, flute Buzz Feiten, guitar Mike Sembello, guitar John Hug, guitar William "Smitty" Smith, organ Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Neil Larsen, keyboards John Jarvis, keyboards Russell Ferrante, keyboards Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Lynn Blessing, string harp Abraham Laboriel, bass Neil Stubenhaus, bass Ed Greene, drums Steve Forman, percussion Bill Champlin, lead vocals |
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Black & White Planet P-18 released 1981 |
Anita Pointer, vocals June Pointer, vocals Ruth Pointer, vocals Trevor Lawrence, tenor sax Paul Jackson, guitar Timothy May, guitar John Barnes, keyboards, piano Greg Phillinganes, piano James Newton Howard, keyboards, synthesizer Ed Walsh, synthesizer Danny Faragher, organ William Smith, organ Mike Cotton, synthesizer David Foster, synthesizer Mike Porcaro, bass Nate Watts, bass John "J.R." Robinson, drums Paulinho Da Costa, congas, percussion |
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Baby Sister Planet BXL1-4508 released 1983 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
June Pointer, vocals Trevor Lawrence, tenor sax Gary Herbig, reeds Jim Horn, reeds Dick Hyde, trombone Chuck Findley, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet George Doering, guitar Paul Jackson jr., guitar Timothy May, guitar Ira Newborn, guitar Howard Rice, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar John Barnes, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Robbie Buchanan, synthesizer Derek Nakamoto, synthesizer Michael Nash, synthesizer Greg Phillinganes, synthesizer William "Smitty" Smith, organ Ian Underwood, synthesizer Randy Waldman, keyboards Ed Walsh, synthesizer Victor Feldman, vibes Nathan East, bass Nathan Watts, bass John Robinson, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Dan Marfisi, percussion |
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Break Out Planet BXL1-4705 released 1983 |
Anita Pointer, vocals June Pointer, vocals Ruth Pointer, vocals Gary Herbig, sax Jim Horn, sax Dick Hyde, trombone Chuck Findley, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet George Doering, guitar Mark Goldenberg, guitar Dennis Herring, guitar Howie Rice, guitar, synthesizer Lee Ritenour, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar William D. "Smitty" Smith, organ John Barnes, piano Vince Melamed, piano Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Francis Buckley, synthesizer Tommy Faragher, keyboards, synthesizer Paul Fox, synthesizer Andy Goldmark, synthesizer James Ingram, synthesizer Barry Mann, synthesizer Steve Mitchell, synthesizer, percussion Bruce Roberts, synthesizer, percussion Greg Phillinganes, keyboards, synthesizer Richard Ruttenberg, synthesizer John Van Tongeren, synthesizer Louis Johnson, bass Eddie Watkins, bass Nathan Watts, bass Michael Baird, drums John "J.R." Robinson, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion |
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Flying Cowboys Geffen Records 424 246-2 released 1989 |
Rickie Lee Jones, guitar, synthesizer, vocals Bob Sheppard, sax Marty Krystall, English horn, clarinet, tenor saxophone Vince Mendoza, trumpet Randy Brecker, trumpet Buzz Feiten, guitar Dean Parks, guitar Sal Bernardi, guitar Greg Mathieson, Hammond B-3 organ William "Smitty" Smith, organ Michael Boddicker, synthesizer Pascal Nabet-Meyer, synthesizer, piano, percussion Michael Omartian, piano Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Chris Smith, harmonica Gary Coleman, vibes Neil Stubenhaus, bass Rob Wasserman, bass Ed Alton, bass Walter Becker, bass John Robinson, drums Peter Erskine, drums Paulinho da Costa, percussion Michael Fisher, percussion Bob Zimmitti, percussion |
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King Of The Blues MCA Records MCAD4 10677 released 1992 recorded May 1949 through December 1991 |
B.B. King, guitar, vocals Dave Crawford, conductor, keyboards Maxwell Davis, conductor, tenor sax, organ Jimmie Haskell, conductor Quincy Jones, conductor Johnny Pate, conductor Leon Russell, conductor, piano Lawrence Burdine, alto sax George Coleman, alto sax Hank Crawford, alto sax Jewell L. Grant, alto sax William Green, alto sax Howard E. Johnson, alto sax David Sanborn, alto sax Earl Turbinton, alto sax Cato Walker, alto sax Ernie Watts, alto sax Johnny Board, tenor sax Arnett Cobb, tenor sax Adolph Duncan, tenor sax Wilton Felder, tenor sax Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax Bobby Forte, tenor sax, baritone sax Herb Hardesty, tenor sax, trumpet Bill Harvey, tenor sax Bill Havey, tenor sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Louis Hubert, tenor sax, baritone sax Fred Jackson jr., tenor sax, flute Hilton Joseph, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Richard Sanders, tenor sax Vernon Slater, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Barney Hubert, baritone sax Kim Hutchcroft, baritone sax Eddie Saxman Synigal, baritone sax Floyd Turnham, baritone sax James Walker, baritone sax Harold Austin, sax Ben Branch, sax Mahlon Clark, sax Quitman Dennis, sax Brother Gene Dinwiddie, sax Fred Ford, sax Lee Gatling, sax Bill Hood, sax Bobby Keys, sax Trevor Lawrence, sax Dave McMurray, sax Bumps Myers, sax Ben Webster, sax Don Wilkerson, sax Larry Williams, sax George Bohannon, horn Martin Drover, horn Chuck Finley, horn Gary Herbig, horn Wayne Jackson, horn Andrew Love, horn Steve Madaio, horn, trumpet Kurt McGettrick, horn Frank Mead, horn The Memphis Horns, horn Nicky Payne, horn Nick Pentelow, horn Garnett Brown, trombone Joseph Burton, trombone Pluma Davis, trombone Charles Fendley, trombone Jimmy Henderson, trombone Sammie Jett, trombone Tom "Bones" Malone, trombone Dick Noel, trombone Tommy Pederson, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Jim Price, trombone, trumpet, piano Jack Redmond, trombone Steve Sherard, trombone Juan Tizol, trombone Lloyd Ulyate, trombone Al Aarons, trumpet Carl Adams, trumpet James Bolden, trumpet Henry Boozier, trumpet Tom Branch, trumpet Oscar Brashear, trumpet John Browning, trumpet Bobby Bryant, trumpet Conte Candoli, trumpet John Willie Cook, trumpet Hobart Dotson, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet Jerry Hey, trumpet Lonny Lalanne, trumpet Ray Linn, trumpet Charlie Miller, trumpet Calvin Owens, trumpet Roy Poper, trumpet Al Porcino, trumpet Jake "Vernon" Porter, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Edward Rowe, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Ken Sands, trumpet Woody Shaw, trumpet Patrick Williams, trumpet Snooky Young, trumpet Arthur Adams, guitar Irving Ashby, guitar Roland Bautista, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Bobby Cadwell, guitar Roland Chambers, guitar Jesse Daniels, guitar Jesse Ed Davis, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Thek Edge, guitar Julio Ferrer, guitar Leonard Gill, guitar Norman Harris, guitar Al Hendrickson, guitar Michael Hill, guitar Milton Hopkins, guitar Randy Jacobs, guitar Johnny Jones, guitar Michael Landau, guitar Hugh McCracken, guitar Calvin Newborn, guitar Ray Parker jr., guitar Dean Parks, guitar Mac Rebennack, guitar Jerome Richardson, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Eli Tartarsky, guitar Jon Tiven, guitar Sally Tiven, guitar John Uribe, guitar Joe Walsh, guitar Steve Watson, guitar Johnny Ace, piano Robert Anderson, piano Ronnie Barron, organ Phil Blackman, keyboards Charles Bowles, organ Charles Brooks, piano Sonny Burke, piano Jim Cook, synthesizer Lawrence Dermer, synthesizer Dr. John, keyboards Tommy Eyre, keyboards Lloyd Glenn, piano Paul Griffin, keyboards Paul Harris, organ, piano John Hobbs, piano, synthesizer Duke Jethro, organ Randy Kerber, synthesizer Carole King, piano Al Kooper, piano Ron Kersey, keyboards Neil Larsen, keyboards Millard Lee, piano Ron Levy, piano Charles Mann, keyboards Phineas Newborn jr., piano, drums Frank Owens, piano Doctor Ragavoy, piano Jimmy Rowles, piano Joe Sample, piano Willie Smith, organ, piano James Toney, organ Dan Willard, piano Stevie Wonder, keyboards Gary Wright, piano Joe Zagarino, piano Warren Chiasson, vibes Paul Mullen, vibes Rudy Aikels, bass Ron Baker, bass David "Leather Sax" Allen jr., bass Wilbur Bascomb jr., bass Red Callender, bass Adam Clayton, bass Bob Daisley, bass Victor Feldman, bass Wilbert Freeman, bass Bryan Garofalo, bass Johnny B. Gayton, bass Tuff Green, bass Ralph Hamilton, bass Major Holley, bass James B. Hutchenson, bass Russell Jackson, bass Gerald Jemmott, bass Leo Lauchie, bass Will Lee, bass Val Patillo, bass Robert "Pops" Popwell, bass Louis Satterfield, bass Neil Stubenhaus, bass Big Joe Turner, bass Louis Villery, bass Klaus Voormann, bass "Ready" Freddie Washington, bass Kenny Aronoff, drums Will Calhoun, drums Ted Curry, drums Luther Dixon, drums Calep Emphrey, drums Anton Fig, drums Earl Forest, drums Sonny Freeman, drums James Gadson, drums Jim Gordon, drums Ed Greene, drums Stix Hooper, drums, percussion Oliver Jackson, drums Jim Keltner, drums Russ Kunkel, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Jackie Mills, drums Bob Morin, drums Larry Mullen jr., drums Harold Potier, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Jesse Sailes, drums John Starks, drums Ringo Starr, drums Graham Walker, drums Earl Young, drums Marcus Barnett, percussion Lenny Castro, percussion Eddie "Bongo" Brown, congas Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Debra Dobkin, percussion Earl Nash, congas Naná Vasconcelos, percussion Larry Washington, congas Bobby "Blue" Bland, vocals Bono, vocals Gary Moore, vocals Bonnie Raitt, vocals Duke Ellington Orchestra |
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Soul Talkin' EMI Records USA 0777 7 97953 2 1 released 1993 recorded at various locations of USA |
Brenda Russell, guitar, synthesizer, vocals Everette Harp, sax Scott Mayo, sax Michael "Patches" Stewart, sax Reggie C. Young, sax Gary Herbig, woodwind Dan Higgins, woodwind Kim Hutchcroft, woodwind Bob Tricarico, woodwind Brad Cole, flute, synthesizer, percussion Don Griffin, guitar James Harrah, guitar Marlo Henderson, guitar Ricardo Silveira, guitar Michael Thompson, guitar Russell Ferrante, piano Jeff Hull, keyboards, drums Ivan Lins, synthesizer, percussion, vocals Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Michael Ruf, piano William "Smitty" Smith, organ, Fender Rhodes David Swanson, synthesizer Joe Turano, piano, synthesizer Larry Williams, synthesizer Aaron Zigman, synthesizer Tollak Ollestad, harmonica Abraham Laboriel sr., bass Jeff Lefwich, bass Bill Sharpe, bass Alvino Bennett, drums Carlos Vega, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Luis Conte, percussion Cassio Duarte, percussion Mike Shapiro, percussion Bobby Caldwell, vocals |
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Steamin' Fishhead Records FCD 21212 recorded in Tulsa, OK; Los Angeles, CA; North Hollywood, CA; Chatsworth, CA; Sherman Oaks, CA/USA |
Scott Ellison, guitar, vocals Vine Street Horns, horn Dukes of Soul Horns, horn Kenny Lee Lewis, guitar, bass, vocals William "Smitty" Smith, Hammond organ David Tanner, Hammond organ Tom Canning, Hammond organ Ronnie Floyd, Hammond organ, piano Lou Johnson, keyboards Steve LeGassick, keyboards, bass Terry Lupton, keyboards, piano Preston Smith, harmonica Armando Compean, bass Steve Crane, bass Paul Roper, bass Paul Daniel, drums Dave Hunt, drums Rick Shlosser, drums |
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From His Head To His Heart To His Hands Columbia 88765476342 compilation, recorded 1964-1969 |
Mike Bloomfield, guitar, vocals Ron Stallings, alto sax Terry Clements, tenor sax Noel Jewkis, tenor sax Herbie Rich, tenor sax, keyboards Peter Strazza, tenor sax Mark Teel, tenor sax Snooky Flowers, baritone sax Stemzie Hunter, baritone sax Gerald Oshita, baritone sax Marcus Doubleday, trumpet Luis Gasca, trumpet John Wilmeth, trumpet Elvin Bishop, guitar Bob Dylan, guitar, harmonica, vocals Mike Johnson, guitar Mike Melford, guitar, mandolin, vocals Fred Olsen, guitar Orville Rhodes, pedal steel guitar Fred Tackett, guitar Sivuca, guitar, percussion Muddy Waters, guitar, vocals Mike Fonfara, keyboards Brian Friedman, piano Barry Goldberg, organ, piano Paul Griffin, piano Paul Harris, piano Ira Kamin, organ Richard Kermode, organ Al Kooper, organ, piano, vocals Mark Naftalin, organ, piano Roy Ruby, piano Richard Santi, accordion William D. "Smitty" Smith, organ Otis Spann, piano Paul Butterfield, harmonica, vocals Charlie Musselwhite, harmonica Jerome Arnold, bass Harvey Brooks, bass Brad Campbell, bass Tim Drummond, bass Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass Jerry Jemmott, bass Bill Lee, bass Joe Mack, bass Buell Neidlinger, bass Russ Savakus, bass Roger Troy, bass Sid Warner, bass Maury Baker, drums Lonnie Castille, drums Johnny Cresci, drums Billy Davenport, drums Bobby Gregg, drums Buddy Helm, drums Eddie Hoh, drums Bob Jones, drums Jim Keltner, drums Sam Lay, drums Norman Mayell, drums Buddy Miles, drums Skip Prokop, drums George Rains, drums Dino Andino, congas Nick Gravenites, percussion, vocals Bruce Langhorne, tambourine Janis Joplin, vocals |
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Soundtracks Warner Bros. 8122795731 compilation (1980-1993) |
Ry Cooder, guitar, Shamisen, Baglama, keyboards, accordion, fiddle, bajo sexto, percussion, vocals Walt Sereth, soprano sax George Bohannon, baritone sax, trombone Harold Battiste, sax John Bolivar, sax Steve Douglas, sax Herman Riley, sax Oscar Brashear, cornet Bobby Bryant, trumpet Curt Bouterse, dulcimer, flute Kazu Matsui, shakuhachi Bill Bryson, banjo, bass Alejandro Escovedo, guitar Javier Escovedo, guitar, vocals Jon Dee Graham, guitar Mitch Greenhill, guitar, vocals Osamu Kitajima, biwa, koto David Lindley, guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, zither Tom Sauber, guitar, banjo, mandola, fiddle, chumbus, jaw harp Otis Taylor, guitar Jorge Calderon, piano, bass Bill Cuomo, synthesizer Jim Dickinson, organ, piano, harmonium, synthesizer Jim Keltner, piano, drums, percussion Michelle Manning, piano David Paich, synthesizer Van Dyke Parks, piano Alan Pasqua, synthesizer Steve Porcaro, synthesizer William "Smitty" Smith, organ Benmont Tench, organ Frank Frost, harmonica, vocals John "Juke" Logan, harmonica Lee Ving, harmonica, vocals Gayle Levant, harp David Mansfield, violin, cello Nathan East, bass Chris Ethridge, bass Richard Holmes, bass Kevin Foley, drums Robert Greenidge, steel drums Milt Holland, drums, percussion John Price, drums Miguel Cruz, percussion Baboo Pierre, percussion Emil Richards, percussion Harry Carey jr., voice Joe Chambers, vocals Lester Chambers, vocals Terry Evans, vocals Willie Green jr., vocals John Hiatt, vocals David Hidalgo, vocals Jim Keach, vocals Bobby King, vocals Sam King, vocals Amy Madigan, vocals Arnold McCuller, vocals Pico Payne, vocals Cesar Rosas, vocals Joe Seneca, vocals Harry Dean Stanton, vocals Sonny Terry, vocals |
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