Chad Smith
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, formed in 2008, and of the all-instrumental outfit Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, formed in 2007. He worked with The Chicks on Taking the Long Way, an album that won 5 Grammy Awards in 2007. Smith has recorded with Glenn Hughes, Johnny Cash, John Fogerty, Geezer Butler, Jennifer Nettles, Kid Rock, Jake Bugg, the Avett Brothers, Joe Satriani, Post Malone, Eddie Vedder, Lana Del Rey and Halsey. In 2010, joined by Dick Van Dyke and Leslie Bixler, he released Rhythm Train, a children's album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments. In 2020, Smith co-wrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbourne's album, Ordinary Man. Spin magazine placed Smith at #10 on their list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music" in May 2013. Readers of UK-based Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourth-greatest rhythm section of all time in their June 2013 issue. Smith is also known for his charity work especially with young musicians. He has been a lobbyist in support of music education in U.S. public schools. Smith is also the host of the PBS concert series Landmarks Live in Concert, which began in January 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chad Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
October 25, 1961Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
55Place of birth
St. Paul, Minnesota, USAAlso known as
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cast credits
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
Drummer
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
Himself
Chickenfoot - Get Your Buzz On
Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
Himself - Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
drums, percussion
Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
Drums
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
Himself
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
HimselfCrew credits
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