Chad Smith
Biography
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. He worked with The Chicks on Taking the Long Way, an album that won 5 Grammy Awards in 2007. Smith has recorded with Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Geezer Butler, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock, Jake Bugg, the Avett Brothers, Joe Satriani, Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, Lana Del Rey and Halsey. In 2010, joined by Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler, he released Rhythm Train, a children's album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments. In 2020, Smith co-wrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbourne's album, Ordinary Man. Spin magazine placed Smith at #10 on their list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music" in May 2013. Readers of UK-based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourth-greatest rhythm section of all time in their June 2013 issue. Smith is also known for his charity work especially with young musicians. He has been a lobbyist in support of music education in U.S. public schools. Smith is also the host of the PBS concert series Landmarks Live in Concert, which began in January 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chad Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Porsonal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-10-25
Place of birth
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Social Handle
6.8
Let There Be Drums!
2022-10-28
7.1
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
1991-10-29
9.7
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
2023-02-19
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
2016-07-30
5.7
Session Man
1991-01-01
9.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
2004-01-01
8.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
1999-07-25
4.2
Chad Smith & Ian Paice
2005-05-16
6.7
Chickenfoot - Get Your Buzz On
2010-01-01
10.0
Deep Purple: Made In Japan
1972-04-30
8.0
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
2017-01-20
7.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
1992-09-24
8.0
On Drums... Stewart Copeland!
2019-01-13
5.3
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
2012-06-09
0.0
Chickenfoot: The White Album
2009-06-05
0.0
Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
2021-09-25
5.8
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
2012-08-25
7.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
1990-01-01
7.8
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
2006-02-05
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
2011-08-30
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
2011-08-30
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
2007-07-07
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
1990-01-26
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
1999-08-14
9.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
2001-01-21
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
1996-02-02
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
2009-04-03
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
2000-01-09
8.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
2022-10-09
0.0
Buddy Rich Memorial Concert
2009-08-04
9.5
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
2012-12-30
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
1999-08-20
0.0
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
2016-06-04
0.0
Ferocious Drummers
5.6
Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2024-08-11
8.3
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
2006-07-29
9.7
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
2007-07-03
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
2006-04-20
8.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
2017-09-24
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
2019-03-15
6.7
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
2019-03-14
7.1
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001-01-01
0.0
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
2018-03-04
7.4
Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
2014-09-12
7.4
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012-11-28
5.5
Song to Song
2017-03-17
0.0
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017-10-11
8.0
Rammstein in Amerika
2015-09-25
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
2013-11-09
6.9
Count Me In
2021-08-24
0.0
Glenn Hughes: Soulfully Live in the City of Angels
2004-09-20
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)
10.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
2023-11-24
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
2016-08-27
8.0
Phil Collins: Drummer First
2024-12-18
6.4
Coachella
2006-05-09
8.7
FireAid Benefit Concert
2025-01-30
0.0
Free Tibet
1998-09-11
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
2010-03-07
8.2
5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?
2015-11-23
8.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
2024-08-03
7.0
An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
2025-04-06
0.0
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025-07-05
8.7
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025-10-07
6.3
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025-09-12
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
1996-06-16
0.0
Tibetan Freedom Concert
0.0
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Slane Castle
2003-11-27
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