G.E. Smith & The American Blues

Name: G.E. Smith & The American Blues
Start: 2025-05-17T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY, United States, New York 11901

Schedule

Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

118 E Main St, Riverhead, NY, United States, New York 11901 | Riverhead, NY

G.E. Smith and The American Blues Series Is Back With Special Guest Grammy Winner Albert Lee!

Get ready for the soul-stirring rhythms of blues legends G.E. Smith and Albert Lee when these two iconic television musical directors join forces for one night only!
G.E. Smith is one of the most in-demand blues guitarists and musicologists in the world. He may be best recognized as the Emmy-award winning bandleader for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, but he has also done extensive touring playing in the bands of Bob Dylan, Roger Waters and recording with artists such as Mick Jagger, Tom Waits and many more. His first big break however came in 1979 when he teamed up with Daryl Hall and John Oates. Needless to say, G.E. Smith is a true savant of his craft.
Albert Lee is a Grammy Award-winning British guitarist and multiple recipient of Guitar Player Magazine’s “Best Country Guitarist” who is celebrated by fans and musicians the world over for his fingerstyle and hybrid picking technique. Lee has worked both in the studio and on tour with many notable musicians from a wide range of genres including Eric Clapton, the Everly Brothers, Bill Wyman, Emmylou Harris, Joe Cocker, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, and more. In 2002, he appeared on stage at the Concert for George, celebrating the life and music of Beatle George Harrison.
Albert is touring the USA, Canada and England in 2024 and 2025 celebrating the release of his new album, LAY IT DOWN. Recorded at the legendary Konk Studios in London in March 2024, LAY IT DOWN is a tribute to some of Albert’s favorite artists and biggest inspirations.