GENE SMITH

GENE SMITH IS A SINGER SONGWRITER WHO WRITES HONEST RAW MUSIC. HE HAS BEEN WRITING SONGS FOR A LONG TIME BUT NEVER HAS PUT MUCH OUT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR BUT NOW WITH HIS DEBUT CD ON WESTERN BEAT HE HOPES TO GET HIS MUSIC OUT TO THE BARS AND RADIO. WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE BEST MUSICIANS AND TALENT FINDERS IN NASHVILLE THE GREAT BILLY BLOCK WHO HOSTS THE WESTERN BEAT SHOW A MUSIC SHOWCASE FOR AMERICANA ARTISTS IN NASHVILLE TN. GENE HAS RECORDED A GREAT CD CALLED HILLBILLY PHILOSOPHY WITH AN ALL STAR CAST OF MUSICIANS INCLUDING GARY TALLENT ON BASS FROM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S E- STREET BAND, MIKE MCADAM ON LEAD ONE OF THE ORIGINAL DUKES FROM STEVE EARLE'S BAND, RICK SCHELL ON BACK UPS FROM PINMONKEY, AND BILLY BLOCK WHOS PLAYED WITH EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY ON DRUMS. LIKE THE GREAT WRITERS HE HAS LEARNED FROM ALL THE SONGS ARE REAL AND WERE WRITTEN BY GENE. LIKE HIS HEROES HE JUST WANTS A CHANCE TO BE HEARD. SOON GENE HOPES TO START A ROAD BAND AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HIT EVERY HONKY TONK THERE IS. HIS CD SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF JULY. AND STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION.