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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.
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Discography
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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