David G Smith is an American singer-songwriter, based in

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. He has released seven albums since 2011.

Career

As an artist in the 1970s, Smith released a single he wrote called "Positive Side" as a member of the Colorado-based Robin Banks Band, under the stage name "David Gibran". Smith moved from

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in 1984 to focus on his work as a songwriter. Smith has independently released seven albums that have received positive coverage in ''

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'', '' No Depression'', and '' Elmore''. He received the

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DisCovery Award, (

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/Nashville) for his album ''Non-Fiction'' in 2011. His album ''One House'' appeared on ''No Depression''/Lee Zimmerman's list of "10 Terrific Albums To Listen To Right Now." His album ''First Love'' reached No.1 on the Roots Music Album Chart for Iowa in 2016. Artists

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and

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have made guest appearances on his albums. One of his songs, "Angels Flew", is listed on the 9/11 Memorial Museum Artist Registry. His song "Made For You" won first place in the Country category in the 2008

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. His song "Sunday Morning Drive", co-written with

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, reached No.1 on the

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in 2015. He has hosted shows at the

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in Nashville since the mid 2000s, and performed in several Tin Pan South events over the years. He splits his time between Nashville and his native Iowa. Smith donates his time and raises money for various causes including

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, and Alzheimer's Disease.

Discography

* ''Non-Fiction'' (2011) * ''The Family Smith: Live From Nashville'' (2012) * ''One House'' (2013) * ''Live From The Ellen Kennedy Fine Arts Center w/ Justin Townes Earle'' (Virtual Release: 2014) * ''The Family Smith: Live @ The Redstone'' (2015) * ''First Love'' (2016) * ''Who Cares'' (2019)

References

External links

David G Smith website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, David G. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American folk guitarists American rock guitarists American country guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Iowa 21st-century American keyboardists 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters