Kevon Smith (born April 9, 1955 in

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), is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. Mostly known as lead guitarist and front man with

Buddy Miles George Allen "Buddy" Miles Jr. (September 5, 1947February 26, 2008) was an American composer, drummer, guitarist, vocalist and producer. He was a founding member of the Electric Flag (1967), a member of Jimi Hendrix's Band of Gypsys (1969–197 ...

from 1990 through 1997. In 1991, Smith and Miles started touring the US and Europe under the name

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, and also as MST (Miles, Smith, Thomas) and as Buddy Mile's power trio.

Career

In 1994, Smith played guitar on ''Hell & Back'' released by

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and re-issued by Innerythmic Records in 2004. ''Hell & Back'' was produced by

Bill Laswell William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, w ...

. Smith also performs in the Supervision DVD Tribute to

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- CAS (1997) directed by Patrick Savey featuring Buddy Miles, Kevon Smith and Joe Thomas. Smith replaced

Brian Setzer Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with ...

of the

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from 1988 until 1989. Smith owned a recording studio in Chicago, where he produced and worked with George Clinton,

Dave Hollister David Le Chaine Hollister (born August 17, 1968) is an American R&B singer who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the R&B quartet Blackstreet, before going on to have a solo career. Hollister is best known for his 2000 gold-certifie ...

LL Cool J James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, along ...

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& Dog Star,

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, Mic One, and many other recording artists.

References

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Buddy Miles Express - Hell And Back

Discography

External links

Kevon Smith Myspace

Kevon Smith Social Media
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kevon 1955 births Living people Record producers from Illinois American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Illinois