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.
