Steuart Smith
| Steuart Smith | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
June 24, 1952 Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Rock, country rock, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards, mandolin |
| Associated acts | Eagles, Michelle Branch, Don Henley |
Steuart Smith (born June 24, 1952) is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer. He previously worked with American rock band the Eagles. Smith is from Arlington, Virginia.
Smith was hired by the Eagles in 2001 after Don Felder was fired from the band. Smith shared lead guitar duties with Joe Walsh, such as the harmonising solo in Hotel California.
In addition to performing live with the band, he co-wrote several songs on the Eagles' 2007 studio album Long Road Out of Eden on which he also shared producing duties with the four band members and drummer Scott Crago.
Smith was a member of Don Henley's solo touring band, and occasionally played concerts with Glenn Frey as well. He is, with a.o. Scott Crago, in Don Henley's touring band in Henley's 2016 world tour.
His main guitar is a 60s Fender Stratocaster, but also is very fond of Ernie Ball Music Man guitars. The guitar he plays in concert on Hotel California is a custom EBMM double-neck that is one of only two in existence. The guitar is unusual in that the six-string neck is on top and the twelve-string neck is on the bottom. This is opposite of the way a typical double-neck guitar is set up, because Smith wears his guitars slightly higher than most guitarists, and so requested it be built that way.
Smith is known for his session work with Rodney Crowell and Shawn Colvin among others.
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