Martin Smith (drummer)

Martin Smith (born 17 December 1946 – 2 March 1997), was a drummer for Gentle Giant and Simon Dupree and the Big Sound. He played on the first two Gentle Giant albums, Gentle Giant and Acquiring the Taste, before being replaced by Malcolm Mortimore. Smith was a versatile drummer who specialised in playing jazz and blues styles.

Smith died on 2 March 1997, at the age of 50, of internal haemorrhaging; apparently he had been very ill with a blood disorder for five years. He continued to drum until two months before his death. 150 people went to his funeral, including many fellow musicians, and Gordon Haskell (of early King Crimson fame) wrote the eulogy.^[1]

References

↑ "Martin Smith - The Gentle Giant Home Page". Blazemonger. December 21, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

External links

Gentle Giant

Gary Green Kerry Minnear Derek Shulman Phil Shulman Ray Shulman John Weathers Martin Smith Malcolm Mortimore

Studio albums	Gentle Giant Acquiring the Taste Three Friends Octopus In a Glass House The Power and the Glory Free Hand Interview The Missing Piece Giant for a Day! Civilian

Other releases	Playing the Fool In Concert-BBC Radio 1 Out of the Woods The Last Steps Under Construction King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Out of the Fire Totally Out of the Woods Live in Rome 1974 In'terview in Concert In a Palesport House Experience Artistically Cryme Endless Life The Missing Face Prologue Scraping the Barrel Playing the Cleveland Live in New York 1975 Live in Santa Monica 1975 Live in Stockholm '75 King Alfred's College Winchester Gentle Giant Live at the Bicentennial 1776-1976 Giant on the Box (DVD) GG at the GG (DVD)

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