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GE SMITH and SNL Band to Play Bay Street Theater, 6/20
By: Tyler Peterson Jun. 04, 2015
The evening of amazing music will feature GE Smith, one of the most highly sought after blues and rock guitarists in the world and members of the Saturday Night Live band.
GE SMITH played with Hall and Oates, Bob Dylan and is most known as the leader of the Saturday Night Live (SNL) band for 10 years (1985 - 1995). It was arguably the best late-night band on television at the time and garnered G.E. an Emmy Award for his work. The SNL roster of guest musicians read like a Who's Who of contemporary music: Eddie Van Halen, Keith Richards, Rickie Lee Jones, Al Green, Bryan Ferry, et al. In fact, many of the best musical (surprise) moments came when G.E. invited guitar heroes to play with the band, unannounced. Eddie Van Halen was the first, followed by an amazing roster that included David Gilmour, Lonnie Mack, Dave Edmonds, Johnny Winter, Buddy Guy, and others. The Buddy Guy visit eventually resulted in the GE's 1996 Grammy-nominated Buddy Guy - Live CD, with G.E. and the SNL band.
Tickets are $69 - $100 and are available online at www.baystreet.org or by calling the Bay Street Theater Box Office at 631-725-9500, open 11 am to Showtime, daily.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is a year-round, not-for-profit professional theater and community cultural center which endeavors to innovate, educate, and entertain a diverse community through the practice of the performing arts. We serve as a social and cultural gathering place, an educational resource, and a home for a community of artists.
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