G.E. Smith

Most of the millions of people who saw pony-tailed Smith play scorching guitar during a ten-year stint in the Saturday Night Live Band know only a fraction of a brilliant, multi-faceted talent. Musicians are far more familiar with him. The list of world-class players he has performed with is staggering -- Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Hall & Oates, Eric Clapton, and David Bowie are only a portion. G.E. (George Edward) was born in suburban Stroudsburg, PA., where he was playing guitar at four. For years, he's hung on to his first electric axe, a 1952 Telecaster made the...