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William Smith

real name William Daniel Smith

William Smith is credited on 1,188 releases across 263 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,188

Credits

263

Albums

7

Decades active

308

In collections

Biography

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Keyboardist - songwriter - vocalist
Born in Belleville, Virginia, US on August 30, 1944
Died on November 28, 1997 of heart attack.
He started his professional carrer in Toronto.
He fronted Motherlode and from the 70's on he started playing as a session musician. He has collaborated with Eric Mercury, Mark Tanner, Ricky Lee Jones and Mike Finnigan, among others.
He released two solo albums in the late 70's.

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Credited work

1,188 releases · 263 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 2,155
  • Other credits · 143
  • Production · 3

Studios: Devonshire Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Sound City Studios

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