Andrew Smith (drummer)

Andrew Louis Smith (August 15, 1950 – April 27, 2000) was an American drummer, producer, and arranger. He was a member of The Funk Brothers, Motown Records' house band, during the label's Detroit-to-Los Angeles transition period (1968–1972). Smith's session career included playing on Gladys Knight & the Pips' Grammy-winning "Midnight Train to Georgia" (1973) and The Spinners' "The Rubberband Man" (1974).