Norman D. Smart (born September 29, 1947) is an American

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. He replaced Chip Damiani in the

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in 1966, shortly before the band split up. Smart was a member of the band Kangaroo, which released one album on

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in 1968. Other members included

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(who went on to Orleans),

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and Ted Speleos. He then joined the band

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in 1969 and played on its first gigs, before being replaced by Corky Laing in late 1969. He played with Mountain at

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in August 1969. The live recording of " Long Red" from the Woodstock set was released in 1972 on '' Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On''. The drum break by Smart has been sampled many times by hip hop artists. In 1969 he became a member of Ian and Sylvia's

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group Great Speckled Bird. Their first album was produced by

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, with whom Smart would continue to work throughout the 1970s. Smart, Jim Colegrove and Jeff Gutcheon formed the group Hungry Chuck in 1971. In 1973 Smart played and completed one tour with the Fallen Angels, Gram Parsons's group.

References

Biography of N.D. Smart
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