- Aaron Smith (musician)
Aaron "The A-Train" Smith is a
Nashville -based drummer and percussionist.At the age of 21, Aaron Smith played drums on
The Temptations ' megahit "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone " (which was a #1 hit on theBillboard Hot 100 and won threeGrammy Award s in 1973), and recorded withRay Charles as well. In the fall of 1974, Smith toured with Czechoslovakian bassistMiroslav Vitous in support of Miroslav's Warner Bros. release "Magical Shepherd." After this tour, he moved to Boston, where he studied for 2 years under jazz drummerAlan Dawson . From Boston, he moved to San Francisco where he was a co-founder of the power funk trioPeter Bilt . Later on he joinedRomeo Void . From 1984, Smith played with the Sacramento-based rock bandThe 77s . After recording "Drowning With Land In Sight" in 1994, Smith left The 77s to joinRich Mullins 'sA Ragamuffin Band .Smith has recorded and toured with dozens of other artists over the years, including
Jimmy Abegg ,Michael W. Smith ,Margaret Becker , Vector,dc Talk ,Rick Elias ,Mitch McVicker ,Riki Michele ,Cindy Morgan ,Sixpence None the Richer , Engelbert Humperdinck,Charlie Peacock ,Romeo Void , and Steve Scott.An autographed pair of Smith's drumsticks can be found in the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , right next to a pair of sticks used by Beatles drummerRingo Starr .elected discography
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Sky's the Limit "The Temptations , 1971 album
* "Solid Rock "The Temptations , 1972 album
* "Masterpiece"The Temptations , 1973 album
* "Mannequin Virtue", Vector, 1983 album
* "Instincts",Romeo Void , 1984 album
* "All Fall Down",The 77s , 1984 album
* "The 77s",The 77s , 1987 album
* "88",The 77s , 1988 album
* "Special"The Temptations , 1989 album
* "Sticks and Stones",The 77s , 1990 album
* "Pray Naked ",The 77s , 1992 album
* "Drowning with Land in Sight ",The 77s , 1994 album
* "Emperors of Soul "The Temptations , 1994 boxed set
* "Brother's Keeper",Rich Mullins , 1995 album
* "The Jesus Record ",Rich Mullins , 1998 album
* "Prayers Of A Ragamuffin",A Ragamuffin Band , 2000 album
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