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G. E. Smith

George Edward Smith (né Haddad; born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on several albums and five number one singles. When Hall & Oates took a hiatus in 1985, Smith joined the sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live, serving as bandleader…

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George Edward Haddad (1952-01-27) January 27, 1952 (age 74) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Formerly of
Saturday Night Live Band
Genres
Rock · pop rock · soul
Instruments
Guitar · lap steel guitar · bass
Occupations
Musician · songwriter
Origin
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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related to External links · 6
G. E. Smith → An Oral History, Biography, Smith, Smith Official WebsiteG, Television, The Interviews
Genres · 3
G. E. Smith → pop rock, Rock, soul
Instruments · 3
G. E. Smith → bass, Guitar, lap steel guitar
Occupations · 2
G. E. Smith → Musician, songwriter
Born · 1
G. E. Smith → George Edward Haddad (1952-01-27) January 27, 1952 (age 74) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Formerly of · 1
G. E. Smith → Saturday Night Live Band
Origin · 1
G. E. Smith → Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouses · 1
G. E. Smith → .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…
Website · 1
G. E. Smith → gesmithmusic.com
Years active · 1
G. E. Smith → 1977–present

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G. E. SmithFormerly ofSaturday Night Live Band1.00infobox
G. E. SmithGenresRock1.00infobox
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G. E. SmithGenressoul1.00infobox
G. E. SmithInstrumentsGuitar1.00infobox
G. E. SmithInstrumentslap steel guitar1.00infobox
G. E. SmithInstrumentsbass1.00infobox
G. E. SmithOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
G. E. SmithOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
G. E. SmithOriginStroudsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.1.00infobox
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G. E. SmithWebsitegesmithmusic.com1.00infobox
G. E. SmithYears active1977–present1.00infobox

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