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About Me

This album is dedicated to my brother Scott (Cedric) Smith. He & I started this project together while he was in Germany touring with his band G. Incorporated & I was in California playing my music. Our plan, since childhood, had always been to someday record an album together. The Lord saw fit to call him home shortly after we started this album, but his love & inspiration sustained me through to completion. If you listen very closely, you'll hear him in every note that I play, with this message: "The time we have is precious, let's come together in love."
Peace!
Rick "G-Funk" Smith
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Member Since: 9/16/2007
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/joyride
Band Members: Rick "G-Funk" Smith - guitars, vocals, drum programming
Kim Botts - vocals
Ken Miller - bass
Doug Smith - keyboards
Dwayne "Mello" Allen - keyboards, drum programming
Jared Aikens - drums
Alex "Young Ace" Smith - intro/outro vocals

additional help
Jazzy Music - vocals
Dwight Hogan - vocals
Mary Smith - vocals on Coffee with Mary
Elease Smith - vocals on outro
Willie Martin - bass
Al Givens - keyboards
Pedro Roberto Castanon - percussion

Influences:
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

JOY RIDE performing June 14th @juneteenth celebration

..TR> ..TR> ..TR> On June 14th Joy Ride will be performing at Yuba Park -10th and Yuba st. in Marysville, Ca.Repesenting The-Alex Smith Foundation For Peace -We will be launching our - We Come In Pe...
Posted by Joy Ride on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:43:00 PST

Suspect apprehended in Young Aces death

Yuba City police arrested a Williams man Friday in the murder of Alex "Young Ace" Smith. Gregory Kevin Wilson Jr., 19, was arrested at 1:45 a.m. Friday on suspicion of murder, according to Police Depa...
Posted by Joy Ride on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:01:00 PST

Shot Down With a Gun

Nathan Nothin' here.It is with an anguished heart that I write today.On January 19th, my dearest friend, guitarist & composer Rick 'G-Funk' Smith of Joyride, lost his seventeen year old son, Alex ...
Posted by Joy Ride on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:44:00 PST