Jon Robert Smith (born 1945

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, R&B,

delta blues Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta, and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the s ...

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

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studio and live performance musician.

Selected discography

As leader * Jon Smith, ''Jon R. Smith'' (CD, arrangements by Lawrence Sieberth; produced by Lawrence Sieberth and Jon Smith), 2007, Grand Pointe Records As sideman *

Edgar Winter Edgar Holland Winter (born December 28, 1946) is an American musician. He is a multi-instrumentalist, playing keyboards, guitar, saxophone, and percussion, as well as singing. His success peaked in the 1970s with his band the Edgar Winter Group ...

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White Trash White trash is a derogatory racial and class-related slur used in American English to refer to poor white people, especially in the rural southern United States. The label signifies a social class inside the white population and especially a ...

'', (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1970,

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* Richard Landry, ''Solos — Live at the

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,'' New York, February 19, 1972,

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Roadwork ''Roadwork'' is a thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1981 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus '' The Bachman Books''. The story takes place ...

'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1972,

, ''Recycled'' (LP, horn Arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 1976,

Blue Sky Records Blue Sky Records was a custom record label created by Steve Paul for Columbia Records, featuring acts managed by Steve Paul, primarily blues-oriented performers Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Dan Hartman, David Johansen, and Muddy ...

, ''The Real Deal'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1996,

Intersound Records Intersound Records was an American independent record label that operated in the 1980s and 1990s. The company was founded by industry veteran Don Johnson in 1982, who purchased some assets of Pickwick Records from its parent company and named his ...

, ''Winter Blues'' (CD, Featuring the Legendary White Trash Horns), 1999, Pyramid Records *

, ''The Best of Edgar Winter'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Edgar Winter), 2002,

Sony Records Sony Records was a record label founded by R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner in 1963. It was not affiliated with Sony Group Corporation. Ike Turner produced singles by members of the Kings of Rhythm and the Ikettes on Sony Records. Records on the label ...

* Toto, ''

Toto IV ''Toto IV'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released in the spring of 1982 by Columbia Records. The lead single, " Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, while the album's third si ...

'', (LP), 1982, Sony/Columbia *

Peter Maffay Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer. Early life Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German (Transylvanian Saxon), h ...

, ''Heute vor dreißig Jahren'' (CD, horn arrangements:

Bertram Engel Bertram Lutz Wilhelm Passmann, known by the stage name Bertram Engel, (born 27 November 1957 in Burgsteinfurt) is a German rock drummer. Engel is best known for his work within Udo Lindenberg's Panikorchester, where he replaced Keith Forsey in 19 ...

(de)/Jon Smith/Steve Howard), 2001, BMG/

Ariola Ariola (also known as Ariola Records, Ariola-Eurodisc and BMG Ariola) is a German record label. In the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of the Bertelsmann Music Group, which in turn has become a part of the international media conglomerat ...

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, ''X'' (TOUR ONLY), 2000, BMG/

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, ''Wenn eine Idee Lebendig Wird / Begegnungen Live'' (CD, horn arrangements:

(de)/Jon Smith/Steve Howard), 1999, BMG/

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, ''Something Will Happen'' (CD), 1998, BMG/

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, ''Begegnungen'' (horn arrangements:

(de)/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 1998, BMG/

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Carl Carlton Carl Carlton (born May 21, 1953) is an American R&B, soul, and funk singer-songwriter, best known for his hits "Everlasting Love" and " She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)". Career Carlton was born in Detroit, Michigan, and beg ...

& The Songdogs, ''Revolution Avenue'' (horn arrangements:

(de)/Jon Smith/Steve Howard, CD), 2001,

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

The Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, ...

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Toulouse Street ''Toulouse Street'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers. It was released on July 1, 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album with bassist Tiran Porter and second with drummer Michael Hossack ...

'' (LP), 1972,

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Long Train Runnin' "Long Train Runnin" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by the Doobie Brothers and written by band member Tom Johnston. It was included on the band's 1973 album ''The Captain and Me'' and was released as a single, becoming a hit and pea ...

'', 1970, 2000" (CD), 1999, WEA/

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Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

, '' Trouble in Paradise'' (LP), 1983,

, '' Guilty: 30 Years of Randy Newman'' (CD), 1998,

Dr. John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from ...

, '' Remedies'', (LP), 1969,

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

* Rascals, '' Peaceful World'' (LP), 1970,

* Rascals, ''

Island of Real ''The Island of Real'' is the ninth and final studio album by Rock music, rock band The Rascals, released in 1972. It peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The group's final four singles — “Lucky Day,” “Broth ...

'' (LP), 1971,

Sarah Vaughan Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...

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'' (LP), 1982,

* Jerry LaCroix, ''LaCroix'' (LP, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Jerry LaCroix), 1972,

* Redbone, ''

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'' (LP, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Charlie Brent), 1972,

Rick Derringer Rick Derringer (born Richard Dean Zehringer; August 5, 1947) is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the 1960s as founding member of his band, the McCoys. Their debut single, "Hang on Sloopy", was ...

, ''Rock & Roll Hoochie Coo: The Best of Rick Derringer'' (CD), 1996, Epic Associated/Legacy *

Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (February 23, 1944 – July 16, 2014) was an American singer and guitarist. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums and live performances in the late 1960s and 1970s. He also produced three Grammy Award-win ...

, '' Saints & Sinners'' (LP), 1972,

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, ''Long Walk on a Short Pier'' (LP, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Charlie Brent), 1979,

Capricorn Records Capricorn Records was an independent record label founded by Phil Walden and Frank Fenter in 1969 in Macon, Georgia. Capricorn Records is often credited by music historians as creating the southern rock genre. History Label and studio foun ...

, ''Best of Sea Level'' (LP, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Charlie Brent), 1977,

Albert Collins Albert Gene Drewery, known as Albert Collins and the Ice Man (October 1, 1932 – November 24, 1993),Skeely, Richard. "Albert Collins: Biography" Allmusic.com. was an American electric blues guitarist and singer with a distinctive guitar style. ...

, ''Collins Mix - The Best of'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - The Legendary White Trash Horns), 1993, Pointblank Records *

& The Icebreakers, ''Live '92 - '93'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1993, Pointblank Records * Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, ''The Man'' (CD), 1994,

PolyGram PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands. It was founded in 1962 as the Grammophon-Philips Group by Dutch corporation Philips and German corporation Siemens, to be a ...

Verve Verve may refer to: Music * The Verve, an English rock band * ''The Verve E.P.'', a 1992 EP by The Verve * ''Verve'' (R. Stevie Moore album) * Verve Records, an American jazz record label Businesses * Verve Coffee Roasters, an American coffee ho ...

Bobby Charles Robert Charles Guidry (February 21, 1938 – January 14, 2010), known as Bobby Charles, was an American singer-songwriter. Early life An ethnic Cajun, Charles was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, United States, and grew up listening to Cajun mus ...

, ''Last Train To Memphis'' (CD), 2004, Proper Pairs *

Larry Garner Larry Garner (born July 8, 1952 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is a Louisiana blues musician best known for his 1994 album ''Too Blues''., quote: " One music journalist noted "If you define 'blues' by the rigid categories of structur ...

, ''You Need to Live a Little'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1994,

, ''Baton Rouge'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995,

Sonny Landreth Clide Vernon "Sonny" Landreth (born February 1, 1951) is an American blues musician from southwest Louisiana who is especially known as a slide guitar player. He was born in Canton, Mississippi, and settled in Lafayette, Louisiana. He lives in Bre ...

, '' South of I-10'' (CD), 1995,

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Levee Town ''Levee Town'' is the seventh studio album by Sonny Landreth. Released on Sugar Hill Records October 17, 2000 and re-released in an Expanded Edition on Landreth's own LandFall Records April 21, 2009. Overview ''Levee Town'' expands on the them ...

'' (CD, horn arrangements:

Mike Post Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil, September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his TV theme music for various shows, including ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; ''NYPD Blue''; ''Renegade ...

/Jon Smith/Steve Howard/

), 2000, Sugar Hill *

Junior Wells Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., December 9, 1934January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song "Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album ''Hoodoo Man Blues'' ...

, ''Everybody's Gettin' Some'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995,

Telarc Records Telarc International Corporation is an American audiophile independent record label founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the label has had a long associ ...

Billy Branch Billy Branch (born William Earl Branch, October 3, 1951) is an American blues harmonica player and singer of Chicago blues. Branch is a three-time Grammy nominee, a retired two-term governor of the Chicago Grammy Chapter, an Emmy Award winner, ...

, ''The Blues Keep Following Me Around'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1995, PGD/ PolyGram Pop *

C.J. Chenier C. J. Chenier (born Clayton Joseph Thompson, September 28, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur, Texas) is the Louisiana Creole people, Creole son of the Grammy Award-winning "King of Zydeco", Louisiana musician, Clifton Chenier. In 1987, Ch ...

& The Red Hot Louisiana Band, ''The Big Squeeze'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 1996,

Alligator Records Alligator Records is an American, Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. Iglauer was also one of the founders of the ''Living Blues'' magazine in Chicago in 1970. History Iglauer started the label using hi ...

Coco Montoya Coco Montoya (born Henry Montoya, October 2, 1951, Santa Monica, California) is an American blues guitarist and singer and former member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Musical career Montoya's career began in the mid-1970s when Albert Colli ...

, ''Suspicion'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Steve Howard - "The Legendary White Trash Horns"), 2000,

* The Mambo Brothers Blues Band, ''Night Owl'' (CD, horn arrangements: Charlie Brent/Jon Smith), 1994, Streetwise Enterprises Inc.; * The Mambo Brothers Blues Band, ''We Got It Goin' On'' (CD, horn arrangements: Charlie Brent/Jon Smith), 1997, Streetwise Enterprises Inc.; * The Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks (self-titled) (CD, horn arrangements: Charlie Brent/Jon Smith; Featuring Louisiana/Texas Legends Big Luther Kent, Al "TNT" Braggs, Jon Smith & the White Trash Horns), 1997; * The Forever Fabulous Chickenhawks, ''Live'' (CD, horn arrangements: Charlie Brent/Jon Smith), 1996; * Luther Kent, ''Down in New Orleans'' (CD, horn arrangements: Jon Smith), 1999, Louisiana Red Hot Records * The Fabulous Boogie Kings, ''Nine Lives'' (CD), 1993, Gin Records; * The Fabulous Boogie Kings, ''Louisiana Country Soul'' (CD, Produced by Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1993, Gin Records ( Ville Platte, LA); * ''

Geno Delafose Geno Delafose (born February 6, 1971) is an American zydeco accordionist and singer. He is one of the younger generations of the genre who has created the sound known as the nouveau zydeco. His sound is deeply rooted in traditional Creole music ...

With The White Trash Horns'' (CD), 1994,

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

* The Fabulous Boogie Kings, ''Swamp Boogie Blues'' (CD, Produced by Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1996, Gin Records * The Fabulous Boogie Kings, ''Walkin' the Dog'' (CD, Executive Producers: Jon Smith/Ned Theall, horn arrangements: Jon Smith/Ned Theall), 1999
CSP Records
* Various Artists, ''A Celebration of Blues: Great Louisiana Blues'' (CD), 1997, Celebration of Blues; * Various Artists, ''Absolute Blues, Vol. 2'' (CD), 1997, Stony Plain; * Various Artists, ''Big Blues Extravaganza: The Best of Austin City Limits'' (CD), 1998, Columbia/Legacy; * Various Artists, ''Blues Masters vol. 17 - More Postmodern Blues'' (CD), 1998, Columbia/Legacy; * Greenlight Caravan - Mother Earth Revival (CD). Saxophone, ''Room 909''(M.Clark),''Lay Down Low''(M.Clark,D.Fontenot) (CD) 2008 Smashing Grass Records

References

External links

Jon R. Smith official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Jon Robert 1946 births Living people Blues musicians from Louisiana American rock saxophonists American male saxophonists 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians