George Edward "G. E." Smith (b. January 27, 1952) is an American
guitarist. He was the lead guitarist in the band Hall & Oates and
the musical director of Saturday Night Live. Smith was lead guitarist of
Bob Dylan's touring band from June 7, 1988 to October 19 , 1990. Smith
also served as musical director of The 30th Anniversary Concert
Celebration for Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992.
A
session player who has performed and recorded with an exceptionally
wide spectrum of influential artists, Smith's own albums include In The
World (1981), Get A Little (with the Saturday Night Live Band, 1993) and
Incense, Herbs and Oils (1998). Smith currently is the lead guitarist
for the band Moonalice. He was married to Gilda Radner (1980-1982) and
has been married to Taylor Barton since 1990.
He appeared on
Broadway in the Jersey Boys show on Saturday, July 22, 2006.