Reviews
September, 1981
A few years ago, G. E. Smith was supporting himself by buying and selling vintage electric guitars and playing in Connecticut rock bands. Then, in relatively quick succession, his eclectic virtuosity and flashy flat-topped look landed him sideman gigs with Dan Hartman, Hall & Oates, David Bowie, Garland Jeffries and in Gilda Radner's backup band for her Broadway show/movie spin-off. This last engagement became just that when, as G.E. recently reminisced with us, "one thing just led to anoth...