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Steve Smith
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Steve Smith

Steven Bruce Smith · Steven Smith
Born 21 Aug 1954United States26 albums

American drummer

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Biography

Steven Bruce Smith (born August 21, 1954) is an American drummer best known as a member of the rock band Journey across three stints: 1978 to 1985, 1995 to 1998 and 2015 to 2020. Modern Drummer magazine readers have voted him the No. 1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row. In 2001, the publication named Smith one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time, and in 2002 he was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7, 2017.

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People

Member of

Focusdrums (drum set) · 1977–1978Journeydrums (drum set), percussion · 1978–1985Journeydrums (drum set), percussion · 1995–1998Journeydrums (drum set), percussion · 2015–2020PlayersThe StormVital InformationVital Tech TonesVital Tech Tonesdrums (drum set)Vox Humana

Songs written

  1. Back Talkwriter1983 · 36 releases
  2. Frontierswriter1983 · 32 releases
  3. Homemade Lovewriter1980 · 26 releases
  4. 50/50composer1987 · 4 releases
  5. Stick Jamcomposer1989 · 4 releases
  6. Touch and Gowriter1991 · 3 releases
  7. Nairobe Expresscomposer2005 · 2 releases
  8. The Spirit of Dunduncomposer2000 · 2 releases
  9. Culture Clashcomposer2002 · 1 releases
  10. First Lookcomposer2000 · 1 releases
  11. Katahdincomposer2000 · 1 releases
  12. Lumpy Lamentcomposer2000 · 1 releases
  13. The Great Robertocomposer2002 · 1 releases
  14. The Throne of Savitarcomposer2000 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Time Tunnel4 versions
  2. Airegin3 versions
  3. Cat Walk3 versions
  4. Interwoven Rhythms - Synchronous3 versions
  5. Moments Notice3 versions
  6. Seven And A Half3 versions
  7. The Closer3 versions
  8. The Perfect Date3 versions
  9. The Trouble With3 versions
  10. Big Man Blues2 versions
  11. Bopformation2 versions
  12. Charukeshi Express2 versions
  13. Chiudi gli occhi2 versions
  14. Cool2 versions
  15. Geo 1002 versions
  16. Giant Steps2 versions
  17. Interwoven Rhythms - Dialogue2 versions
  18. Jimmy Jive2 versions
  19. Khanda West2 versions
  20. Looks Bad, Feels Good2 versions
  21. Loud Cloud2 versions
  22. Love For Sale2 versions
  23. New Blues2 versions
  24. Norwegian Wood2 versions
  25. Nutville2 versions
  26. Positano2 versions
  27. Vimana2 versions
  28. Ya Gotta Try2 versions
  29. 100 Famous Notes
  30. 13th Month
  31. A Final Viewpoint
  32. A Little Something
  33. All Blues
  34. All That Is
  35. All in Your Head
  36. Are You Still Thinking? (Intro)
  37. Around the World
  38. Astral Traveler
  39. Away With Words
  40. Bad Intent
  41. Ballad for Guitar and Soprano
  42. Baton Rouge
  43. Bemsha Swing
  44. Beneath the Surface
  45. Beyond The Bridge
  46. Blade
  47. Blues for Yoshihiro Hattori
  48. Blues to Bappe II
  49. Brick Chicken
  50. Bubba
  51. Bubbles, Giggles & Chuckles
  52. Bugalulu
  53. Caliente
  54. Caravan
  55. Casey's Samba
  56. Catch Me If U Can
  57. Cause And Effect
  58. Chakmool-Ti
  59. Chan's Song (Never Said)
  60. Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
  61. City Outskirts East
  62. City Outskirts West
  63. Come On In
  64. Confuse-a-Blues
  65. Countdown
  66. Crash Course
  67. Culture Clash
  68. Dangerous Curves
  69. Dangerous Dreams
  70. Don’t Stop Believin’
  71. Dr. Hee
  72. Drums Stop, No Good
  73. Eight + Five
  74. Eight+Five
  75. Elvin
  76. Embraceable You
  77. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
  78. Everglades
  79. Fabric of Reality
  80. Finale: Wes And Jimi
  81. Fine Line
  82. First Look
  83. First Things First
  84. Flashpoint
  85. Foreplay
  86. Four Four and More
  87. Freedom Jazz Dance
  88. From Naples to Heaven
  89. Fugitive Aspirations
  90. Future Primitive
  91. Get Serious
  92. Giant Steps-lie Detector
  93. Glimmer of Hope
  94. Going Up!
  95. Groove Time
  96. Halftime
  97. Heart of the City
  98. High Wire
  99. How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
  100. How Do You Keep the Music Playing
  101. How Long Has This Been Going On?
  102. I Love You
  103. I Should Care
  104. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
  105. Impressions
  106. Interwoven Rhythms - (dialogue)
  107. Island Holiday
  108. Isle of Few
  109. J Ben Jazz
  110. Jammin' With the Count
  111. Jave and a Nail
  112. Jimmy Jive (For Jimmy Smith)
  113. Johnny Cat
  114. Josef The Alchemist
  115. Katahdin
  116. Khanda West / Edge of Tomorrow
  117. Khanda West / Flashpoint
  118. King Twang
  119. Lazarus Pain
  120. Lie Detector

Albums

Vital Information
Vital InformationSteve Smith and Vital Information · 1983
Orion
OrionSteve Smith and Vital Information · 1984
Vitalive!
Vitalive!Steve Smith and Vital Information · 1990
Now You're Talkin'
Now You're Talkin'Carol Knauber Featuring: Steve Smith, Jeff Andrews, Steve Tavaglione, Mario Argandona, Eames · 1993
Cause & Effect
Cause & EffectLarry Coryell, Tom Coster & Steve Smith · 1998
Show Me What You Can Do
Show Me What You Can DoFrank Gambale, Stuart Hamm & Steve Smith · 1998
Vital Tech Tones
Vital Tech TonesScott Henderson, Steve Smith, Victor Wooten · 1998
Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies featuring Buddy Rich Alumni
Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies featuring Buddy Rich AlumniSteve Smith and Buddy's Buddies · 1999
The Stranger's Hand
The Stranger's HandGoodman, Smith, Levy & Burbridge · 1999
The Light Beyond
The Light BeyondFrank Gambale, Stuart Hamm & Steve Smith · 2000
Count's Jam Band Reunion
Count's Jam Band ReunionLarry Coryell, Steve Marcus, Steve Smith & Kai Eckhardt · 2001
Drumset Technique/History of the U.S. Beat
Drumset Technique/History of the U.S. BeatSteve Smith · 2002
GHS3
GHS3Frank Gambale, Stuart Hamm & Steve Smith · 2002
Reimagined, Vol. 1: Jazz Standards
Reimagined, Vol. 1: Jazz StandardsSteve Smith / Michael Zilber · 2003
Very Live At Ronnie Scott's London (Playing Music From The Buddy Rich Book) Set Number One (1)
Very Live At Ronnie Scott's London (Playing Music From The Buddy Rich Book) Set Number One (1)Steve Smith and Buddy's Buddies featuring Steve Marcus, Andy Fusco, Mark Soskin and Baron Browne · 2003
Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London (Playing Music From the Buddy Rich Book) Set Number Two (2)
Very Live at Ronnie Scott's London (Playing Music From the Buddy Rich Book) Set Number Two (2)Steve Smith And Buddy's Buddies Featuring Steve Marcus, Andy Fusco, Mark Soskin And Baron Browne · 2003
Come On In
Come On InSteve Smith and Vital Information · 2004
Flashpoint
FlashpointSteve Smith, Dave Liebman, Aydın Esen & Anthony Jackson · 2005
Sky
SkyBill Douglas, Ty Burhoe, Kai Eckhardt & Steve Smith · 2005
Vitalization
VitalizationSteve Smith and Vital Information · 2007
The Best of Steve Smith
The Best of Steve SmithSteve Smith · 2009
Live! One Great Night
Live! One Great NightSteve Smith And Vital Information · 2012
Blaze and Bloom: Live in Japan
Blaze and Bloom: Live in JapanCorrado Rustici Trio (feat. Steve Smith & Peter Vettese) · 2014
Viewpoint
ViewpointSteve Smith · 2015
Heart of the City
Heart of the CitySteve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition · 2017
New Perspective
New PerspectiveSteve Smith, Vital Information · 2025

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