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Chad Smith

real name Chadwick Gaylord Smith

Chad Smith is credited on 947 releases across 305 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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947

Credits

305

Albums

5

Decades active

1,445

In collections

Biography

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Chadwick Gaylord Smith (October 25 1961, Saint Paul in Minnesota) is the drummer in the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He joined the band after Jack Irons quit because of the distress and chaos over former guitarist Hillel Slovak's death.

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Credited work

947 releases · 305 albums · active 1982–2026

  • Performance · 1,368
  • Other credits · 35
  • Engineering · 15
  • Production · 12

Studios: Crumb Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Seasound Studios · Del Mar Fairgrounds

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