Steuart Smith (born 24 June 1952) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, writer and producer from

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, United States. He is a touring member of the American rock band

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, where he has performed as one of the lead guitarists since 2001.

Career

Smith was hired by the Eagles in 2001 after

Don Felder Donald William Felder (born September 21, 1947) is an American musician who was the lead guitarist of the rock band Eagles from 1974 until his termination from the band in 2001. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 with th ...

was fired from the band due to legal disputes. He shared lead guitar duties with

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, such as the harmonizing duet in "

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". In addition to performing live with the band, he played on and co-wrote several songs on the Eagles' 2007 studio album ''

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'', on which he also shared producing duties with the four band members and drummer

Scott Crago Scott Francis Crago (born July 26, 1963) is an American session drummer, songwriter, and producer. He has worked with the Eagles as their backup and touring drummer since 1994. Other artists he has played with include Venice, Sheryl Crow, Bo ...

. Smith was a member of

Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Despe ...

's solo touring band and occasionally played concerts with

Glenn Frey Glenn Lewis Frey (; November 6, 1948 – January 18, 2016) was an American singer, guitarist and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. Frey was the co-lead singer and frontman for the Eagles, roles he came to share with fellow member Don ...

. He and

were in Henley's touring band for his 2016 world tour. Smith was also a member of Rodney Crowell's band, Cicadas, which released one album in 1997.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Steuart 1952 births Living people American country guitarists American male guitarists American rock guitarists Lead guitarists Songwriters from Maryland American male singers American country mandolinists Musicians from Baltimore People from Arlington County, Virginia Eagles (band) Guitarists from Maryland 20th-century American guitarists