David G. Smith
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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David G. Smith is an American singer-songwriter, based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight albums since 2011 and has hosted shows at the Bluebird Cafe since the mid 2000s.
Career
As an artist in the 1970s, Smith released a single he wrote called "Positive Side" as a member of the Colorado-based Robin Banks Band,{{cite web|title=Robin Banks Band|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/rb00|website=45cat|publisher=45cat Website}} under the stage name "David Gibran". Smith moved from Colorado to Nashville in 1984 to focus on his work as a songwriter.{{cite news|last1=Cooper|first1=Peter|title=David G Smith's goal is truth, not fame|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/peter-cooper/2014/03/23/david-smith-songwriter-peter-cooper/6671309/|work=The Tennessean|date=March 24, 2014}}
Smith has independently released eight albums that have received positive coverage in The Tennessean, No Depression,{{cite web|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Lee|title=Lee's Listening Stack: Ten Terrific Albums Worth Listening to Right Now|url=http://nodepression.com/article/lees-listening-stack-ten-terrific-albums-worth-listening-right-now?xg_source=activity|website=The Journal of Roots Music: No Depression|date=February 23, 2014|publisher=Freshgrass}} and Elmore.{{cite news|last1=Zimmerman|first1=Lee|title=David G Smith, First Love|url=http://www.elmoremagazine.com/2016/05/reviews/albums/david-g-smith|work=Elmore Magazine|date=May 10, 2016}} He received the Robert K. Oermann DisCovery Award, (Music Row/Nashville) for his album Non-Fiction in 2011.{{cite web|last1=Oermann|first1=Robert K|title=DISClaimer Single Reviews 4/13/11)|url=https://musicrow.com/2011/04/disclaimer-single-reviews-41311/|website=Music Row|date=April 13, 2011 }}{{subscription required|s}}{{cite news|title=Hickory Ridge to host Dave Moore and David Smith|url=http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20170408/hickory-ridge-to-host-dave-moore-and-david-smith|work=Canton Daily Ledger|publisher=GateHouse News|date=April 8, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-date=October 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001155805/https://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20170408/hickory-ridge-to-host-dave-moore-and-david-smith|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=DISClaimer Single Reviews (4/13/11)|url=http://mudcat.org/detail_pf.cfm?messages__Message_ID=3174583|website=Mudcat Cafe|publisher=Musicrow.com}}{{cite news|last1=Burke|first1=David|title=After leaving his job, David G. Smith returns to singing, playing and songwriting|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/music/after-leaving-his-job-david-g-smith-returns-to-singing/article_90533052-819a-11e0-94aa-001cc4c002e0.html|work=The Quad City Times|date=May 18, 2011}} His album One House appeared on No Depression/Lee Zimmerman's list of "10 Terrific Albums To Listen To Right Now." His album First Love reached No.1 on the Roots Music Album Chart for Iowa in 2016.{{cite web|title=Roots Music Report's Top 50 Iowa Album Chart for the week of June 13, 2016|url=https://www.rootsmusicreport.com/charts/print_chart/album/state/iowa/weekly/2016-06-13/2016-06-13|website=Roots Music Report}}{{cite news|last1=Greenblatt|first1=Mike|title=David G Smith's First Love (Hey Dave Music) Not What You Might Think [Review]|url=http://www.classicalite.com/articles/37402/20160212/david-g-smith-first-love-hey-dave-music-what-think.htm|work=The Classicalite|date=February 12, 2016}} Artists Keb Mo and Mary Gauthier have made guest appearances on his albums.{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Rick|title=Songwriting Celebrated at Nashville's Tin Pan South|url=https://americansongwriter.com/2014/03/songwriting-celebrated-nashvilles-tin-pan-south/|website=American Songwriter: The Craft of Music|date=March 31, 2014 |publisher=ForASongMedia}}
One of his songs, "Angels Flew", is listed on the 9/11 Memorial Museum Artist Registry.{{cite web|title=David G Smith|url=https://www.911memorial.org/registry/davidgsmithmusic|website=911 Memorial and Museum|publisher=National September 11 Memorial and Museum}} His song "Made For You" won first place in the Country category in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.{{cite web|title=Previous winners|url=https://www.songwritingcompetition.com/previouswinners|website=International Songwriting Competition}} His song "Sunday Morning Drive", co-written with Anne E. DeChant, reached No.1 on the Roots Music Alt Folk Chart in 2015.{{cite web|last1=Dechant|first1=Anne E.|title=Sunday Morning Drive No. 1 on Roots Music Report!|url=https://anneedechant.com/home/blog/sunday-morning-drive-1-on-roots-music-report|website=Anne E. Dechant}}
He has hosted shows at the Bluebird Café in Nashville since the mid 2000s,{{cite news|last1=Burke|first1=David|title=Blue Grass singer-songwriter David G Smith sees his career flourish|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/music/blue-grass-singer-songwriter-david-g-smith-sees-his-career/article_4e070e21-0f72-5ef0-908b-a308f5f4bd15.html|work=The Quad City Times|date=January 23, 2014}} and performed in several Tin Pan South events over the years.
He splits his time between Nashville and his native Iowa. Smith donates his time and raises money for various causes including Rett syndrome,{{cite news|last1=Turner|first1=Jonathon|title=Saturday concert to benefit Rett Syndrome awareness|url=http://www.qconline.com/life/saturday-concert-to-benefit-rett-syndrome-awareness/article_e8879b27-0c50-5fd7-a11e-fce76eab95bb.html|agency=Moline Dispatch & Rock Island Argus|date=May 14, 2014|publisher=QC Online}} Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease.{{cite news|last1=Hancock|first1=Amanda|title=Six albums later, David G Smith is 'finally catching up'|url=http://qctimes.com/entertainment/music/six-albums-later-david-g-smith-is-finally-catching-up/article_b2ade76d-66f9-59b0-b1d1-8f429a78e5ea.html|work=The Quad City Times|date=April 27, 2016}}
Discography
- Non-Fiction (2011)
- The Family Smith: Live From Nashville (2012)
- One House (2013)
- Live From The Ellen Kennedy Fine Arts Center w/ Justin Townes Earle (Virtual Release: 2014)
- The Family Smith: Live @ The Redstone (2015)
- First Love (2016)
- Who Cares (2019)
- Witness Trees (2023)
References
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External links
- [http://davidgsmithmusic.com David G Smith website]
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