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Andrew Smith

real name Andrew Louis Smith

Andrew Smith is credited on 761 releases across 185 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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761

Credits

185

Albums

7

Decades active

203

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Biography

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American drummer, arranger, songwriter (ASCAP) from Detroit, MI. In Motown's The Funk Brothers between 1968 and 1972. Died on April 27th, 2000 in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
In his early days he played on recordings for the Four Tops, Temptations, Spinners, Marvin Gaye, Dennis Coffey and Rodriguez, such was his versatility. Once on the East Coast he played with Bob James, Yoko Ono, Hubert Laws, Eric Gale and many others. Co-wrote songs with Bob Babbitt and David Jordan among others.

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Credited work

761 releases · 185 albums · active 1968–2024

  • Performance · 981
  • Production · 10
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Mediasound · GM Studios

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