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Claydes Smith

real name Claydes Eugene (Charles) Smith

Jersey City, United States

Claydes Smith is credited on 1,356 releases across 550 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,356

Credits

550

Albums

6

Decades active

1,287

In collections

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American guitarist and song writer, best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of Kool & The Gang, born September 6, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. - died June 20, 2006 in Maplewood, New Jersey, U.S., aged 57.

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Credited work

1,356 releases · 550 albums · active 1970–2025

  • Performance · 1,781
  • Production · 51
  • Other credits · 34

Studios: Mediasound · The Hit Factory · Soundtrack Studios · Compass Point Studios

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