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From 1985 to 1995, Smith served as the Saturday Night Live band's bandleader and co-musical director, along with longtime SNL band keyboardist Cheryl Hardwick. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Smith had become acquainted with SNL creator Lorne Michaels through show alumna Gilda Radner, to whom Smith was married from 1980 to 1982.
Musician and future Academy Award winning film composer Howard Shore was the original musical director and bandleader from 1975 until 1980. Paul Shaffer (himself, one of the original band members from 1975-1980) recounted that Jean Doumanian (who was taking over as the executive producer for season 6 of Saturday Night Live) offered him to be the new musical-director in light of Howard Shore ...
NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ premiered on Oct. 11, 1975. ... At the time, she was married to SNL band leader G. E. Smith. In 1982, Radner starred alongside her future husband, ...
Lenny Pickett also took over for G.E. Smith as leader of the Saturday Night Live Band, [149] and Jim Downey was removed as head writer. [150] Of the cast members held over from the previous season, only Meadows and Spade were actual veterans. The other three were still newcomers to the show.
Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenures Performer No. of seasons [b] Years on the show Notes Kenan Thompson: 22 [3] 2003–present: Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show. Darrell Hammond: 14: 1995–2009: At the time of his departure, Hammond had the longest tenure as a cast member on the show.
The album was produced by Guy and Eddie Kramer. [5] It was recorded over four shows at Buddy Guy's Legends and Irving Plaza. [6] [7] Guy was backed by G. E. Smith and the Saturday Night Live Band, including the horn section.
Longtime friends Watt and Smith, who have played together on numerous albums and are both members of Eddie Vedder’s side band Earthlings, were backed by longtime Saturday Night Live band member ...
Final show of G.E. Smith with the Saturday Night Live Band and as co-musical director. Dave Wilson’s final episode as director. Kevin Nealon, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Ellen Cleghorne, Jay Mohr, Michael McKean, Chris Elliott, Laura Kightlinger and Morwenna Banks' final episode as cast members.