John Smith

There are several artists with this name, including: 1. a guitar player and singer from Devon UK 2. a Canadian emcee with releases on Peanuts & Corn Records 3. the replacement member for Ryan Preston in the dance trio Cryalie (2009) 4. a post-hardcore band from Toronto 1) John Smith is a guitar player and singer from Devon. He has toured England, Europe and America extensively. His technical adventurousness and passion as a live performer have secured him support slots with , Iron and Wine, James Yorkston, John Martyn, David Gray, Jools Holland, Gil Scott-Heron and Lisa Hannigan (whose records he also plays on). After the death of John Martyn, he appeared on a tribute album Johnny Boy Would Love this…a Tribute to John Martyn alongside Bombay Bicycle Club, Paolo Nutini, Snow Patrol, Phil Collins and Beth Orton and more. His unique guitar style has influenced many artists including James Newton Chadwick and Ben Howard. The Fox And The Monk (2007) debut album Map or Direction (2009) Eavesdropping (2011) Great Lakes (2013) http://johnsmithjohnsmith.com/ ~~~~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(musician) 2) John Smith is a Canadian emcee with releases on Peanuts & Corn Records. After the first release, Blunderbus, which met with critical acclaim, came School Day 2 Garbage Day 4 (2000) with mcenroe and DJ Hunnicutt (as Park-Like Setting). In 2002 he collaborated with fellow P&C artist Pip Skid for All Beef, No Chicken. He then released Pinky's Laundromat, introducing several characters from native Winnipeg, Growing Pains (2006), and the Smithtape vol 1 and vol 2 Double Bacon Genius Burger. 3) John Smith is the replacement member for Ryan Preston in the dance trio Cryalie as of early 2009. 4) John Smith is a post-hardcore band from Toronto, Ontario. http://wearejohnsmith.bandcamp.com Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.