Thanks, Zac, and for the links! I'm really happy to learn more about Steuart Smith's work. You filled in some gaps for me. I became a big fan through his work with Rodney, Rosanne, and Vince.

I had seen Rodney Crowell years ago when Diamonds and Dirt came out. I remember he had an incredible lead man who played a white strat. At the time I was a budding guitar player, so I was deeply impressed with his playing....stood out! Never could remember who it was. This video now answers that mystery. Thanks you Zac for this video. It has always bugged me!

Great to see you here Zac. Your depth of knowledge is incredible. A true musicologist!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Grant

Thank you Zac. It's a real pleasure listening to you play and hearing what you have to say. Know I'll enjoy those playlists too!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Pretty sure I saw Steuart playing with Rodney Crowell on his Life Is Messy tour in Canada. The music was so tight and bang on! I have great respect for Rodney, at one point he was starting an intro and flubbed it, he stopped and apologized to the audience. class act

Zac... I have loved Steuart's playing for a long time. Thanks for answering a lot of questions and for the Spotify playlist too! Thank you kind sir!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome. Zac

Saw the Eagles last week. Steuart was great! He nailed those parts and solos flawlessly.

Just discovered you, Zak. Your encyclopedic knowledge of all things guitar is fascinating. Being a total guitar nerd I can't get enough of it. Also, thanks for demonstrating the James Burton lick. I've head him play it many times and was too lazy to figure it out. Thanks for doing the work. And keep 'em coming. Too much is not enough,

Loved the episode!! I have followed Steuart and his playing for quite a while but i still learned some things!! Thanks Zac!!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Zac

I've got to say, digging in to your channel has given me so much great homework. Thank you for the excellent guitar content!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Your channel has gradually become my happy corner of the internet. Thank you so much! Greetings from Germany, Chris

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

First saw Steuart Smith with Rodney Crowell's band "The Dixie Pearls" in 1988. Then he was a member of Rodney's other band project "Cicadas". Steuart is a fine musician. His guitar playing never disappoints. The current lineup of The Eagles are very fortunate to have his him on board.

I'm an old dude and been playing for many years but still like to learn new "stuff". Way to go Zac, keep it coming.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Gary

Looking forward to this! Thanks for the great content!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Zac

Saw him on the Australia tour of the Eagles in 2004. He was amazing!!

Zac,I just discovered your channel.I’ve been a long time VG subscriber & have always enjoyed your column.Glad to be able to put a face with it.Been a Steuart Smith fan for good while now. Thanks for this & look forward to much more.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe!

I, too, first head Steuart on Street Language but realized he might be a recurring player when he showed up on Kings Record Shop. Such a stalwart of the guitar community. Thanks for this insightful episode. Really enjoy all you do!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

You got it. Thank you so much!

Brilliant insight Zac. Thanks very much and keep up the great work!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Been a huge fan of Steuart's playing since first hearing him on "Diamonds and Dirt". Saw him play live a few times with both Rodney and The Eagles, but I'll never forget the time he showed up at a bar in Virginia where Bill Kirchen was gigging. I was rapping to Bill when he saw Steuart walk in and he blew me off to go rap with Steuart. He wanted to see how Steuart's new gig with the Eagles was going.

Thanks for this in depth look at Steuart. He is an amazing player and humble person. His finely crafted solo on Rodney Crowell’s Wandering Boy off the 2001 Houston Kid album is a masterpiece.

Thank Zak! Great info, will add to my play list tonight. You Rock Bro!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thank you!

Thanks Zac! I love learning stuff like this! I’ve grown up listening to the Eagles and seeing Stewart on a Farewell DVD. I have loved playing a few Eagles songs but mostly country. Of course I love Vince Gill, and it was incredible to see him join the Eagles, but it’s so awesome to learn that him and Stewart knew each other before! Thank you for sharing all this knowledge!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Thank so Much Zac for This Special ( vdc ) descriptive Profile on Great Session Player Mr. Steuart Smith . .. So' Good ... ☺😊😉/💙💙💙/👍✌👌👏👋

I first heard Steuart on Rodney's 'Tell Me The Truth' from the seldom-mentioned but excellent 'Keys To The Highway' album. To say I was floored by his playing is an understatement. Wonderful musician and I've been a big fan ever since. That guitar intro to Roseanne's live version of 'My Baby Thinks He's A Train' is priceless.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Great album

When I saw the Eagles at Bridgestone arena, Mr Smith's playing stood out among those legends - in fact he had some of the greatest moments/parts happening - really incredible! Had no idea his associated with the Eagles was so long standing.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

He is a stellar addition to any group.

Hey Zac - I decided to go back to the start of your YT videos so checked out your Spotify playlist featuring Steuart Smith. My only awareness of him was via an Eagles show I saw several years ago. His playing was awesome that night but somehow I never followed up on his prior work. Thoroughly enjoyed the playlist. I have several albums by the artists/bands you featured but none that Steuart played on. I will have to fix that situation as his playing is awesome.

I'm an instant fan, Zac!! I knew about Stewart with the Eagles, but had no idea about much of his other work. That playlist is an addiction, man!!! Looking forward to future episodes! JT Corenflos, maybe????? Thanks! ~Frank

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Frank. Zac

As always, thanks for connecting some dots. Yes to the Lilleth performances! What he pulls off on “Wichita Skyline” is pretty amazing. Re: Frey: One of my fave Eagle solo’s is on “Gonna try And Love Again” that Meisner sang. Thanks for the new to me data!!

Cool video. I didn’t realize he was on so many different projects over the years.

Really enjoyed this, thanks for the music history lesson!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

I use to see him and a friend of mine (Dave Allen) play at a little place called Mountain Jacks in Falls Church Va. The first thing I ever heard him play was Norwegian Wood using a pencil bouncing it off the guitar strings. Absolutely amazing guitar player.

Love this Channel! Steuart has been a favorite for a long time. How about a episode on your right hand pick and fingers technique? Thanks for the great info!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And I think one on right hand pick and finger technique would be fun.

There are some real gold nuggets in here. Love the Spotify playlist too. Thank you.😁

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Chris. I love to talk about my favorite players.

@IvorThomas

4 жыл бұрын

Any other way to see that playlist? I don't have Spotify but do have Google Music.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

@@IvorThomas Let me look into that. You can always get a free Spotify account.

@IvorThomas

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac I didn't know that. I'll give it a try. P.S., I emailed you about a particular PBS TV Special featuring Shawn, Leventhal, and Steuart. Please, please help us find a source. I'd gladly buy a DVD etc. Amazing performance and audio. I'd never heard of Steuart before then, but he sure has been on my radar ever since.

I thought you actually had him in for an interview, almost dropped my phone from the excitement! Thanks for the video and please try to get him on a lounge episode!!!!!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

There is a link in the description to my print interview with Steuart. And we are in talks concerning a video interview for the Truetone Lounge. Let's see if we can work out the scheduling.

@fallingmanjutsu

4 жыл бұрын

Zac Childs YESSSSSS!!!!! That’s going to be an incredible episode, hope it works out. Thanks again!

Just digging through your back catalog of videos tonight and came across this one. What a great episode. I checked out the Rosanne album you mentioned you mentioned and really liked it. I know Roseanne's later work but not this one. I'm really interested to hear what Steuart plays on the early album. Thanks again, Zac. You're the best.

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks!

I lived in the same neighborhood with Steuart in No Arlington, VA in the late 90's early 2000s. I think he was working with Shawn at the time. He would walk his dog by my house and we got to be friends. When he was asked to join the Eagles he mentioned that Gibson was providing him with the White double-neck guitar for Hotel California. Just after that, the Eagles came to DC and Steuart told me that he had been "working" on Hotel California and would be showcasing the new guitar at the show. My wife and I went and it was very cool to see him appear on stage with his new guitar. Speaking of guitars. I was in a local Guitar Center and "shopping" around (as guitar players do), and I came across a Godin Acousticaster that had a Fender Neck. I thought, How Cool. The guitar tech there told me it had been owned by Steuart and he had brought it in sell it. Well, of course, I bought it and the next time Steuart walked his dog, I brought it out to show him. He was like, "What are you doing with that!" LOL. It was very fun to know it was true and we had that connection. I have not talked with him lately but did see him on stage at the recent Eagles Hotel California Tour, this past August in DC. (If you know anything tunes he played that guitar on, I'd love to know.) Thanks for your review of Steuart, he is a great guitarist and a really nice guy

I first saw Steuart in DC in the 80's with a band called Switchblade....just the best!

Super information. Thank you so much for this :)

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

It was more than 40 years ago Steuart played a white strat in a soul-cover band called "Crying Out Loud". Saw him and the band in Annapolis Maryland at Charlie's Eastside Bar on Wednesday nights. Far from headliners, seeing the band and Steuart play "Pucker Up Buttercup" and "Who's Making Love?" was one of my life's memories that will never fade. Wish you had been there too.

@hughrienhoff9440

Жыл бұрын

Steuart and I grew up about 4 blocks apart in Baltimore. He was in a band in 7th grade (1964?) -- I remember the first time I heard him on stage at a Friday night dance at the St. David's Church. He was playing a Sears Silvertone if I remember correctly. It was a rock cover band. It might have been called something like 2324 Michigan Avenue. He was amazing in 7th grade compared to me still struggling with the 3 chords of Louie Louie (The Kingmans). I joined a soul band in 1968 (The Neuvelles featuring the Emersons), a band that played primarily CYOs, proms, etc. By then Steuart was playing hard rock.. because he could. We never played at the same venues because you can't dance to Led Zepplin. We graduated the same year from rival high schools (City College versus Baltimore Polytechnic Institute). He enrolled at the University of Maryland, but I doubt he finished. When he told me that he was going to give music a shot, I thought to myself, maybe I should try something easier that doesn't require as much talent, like being a scientist or a doctor. That was a good choice. So was Steuart's decision. The way he played was magical to me.

Great job, Zac!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Fantastic work, Zac! Wonderful start to this new channel

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Will

@WillyKidd

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac waiting with baited breath for the Dano review!

I’m a big fan of Steuart Smith myself. I’ve always listened to his licks on Rodney Crowell and Roseanne Cash records. Kings Record Shop had some of my favourite solos by Steuart. I love his thumb pick and fingers approach much in the same way as Steve Wariner does.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Love those albums too!

Loving this channel, God bless from the UK 👍

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

wonderful! great insight

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I Steuart a couple of times, playing with Rodney Crowell and also with Rosanne Cash. He was excellent!! I was glad to see him get a nice high paying job with The Eagles all these years later!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, glad for the high paying gig

Steuart Smiths such a virtuoso ....and that's an understatement.

Have loved Stewart since hearing Kings Record Shop & Diamonds & Dirt. He is a unique guitarist with a great texture and technique, and can play it all.

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Awesome 👍🔥🎸🦅

Eagles are my favorite band. I’ve met Don Felder. And I love Felder. But I think Steuart Smith is just one kickass player and will always be an Eagle in my heart and many other players and fans.

Great job, subscribed.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Much thanks! Zac

I knew Steuart back in the 70's when he played with Babe and Barrelhouse in the DC area. Mostly at Mr Henry's in Tenleytown Great player and sweet as one can get.

Zac, glad to see you doing these videos, keep it going my friend. By the way, great guitar sound you're getting there. Is it just the amp overdriven or are you using a pedal

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

It was the amp. No pedals. I may have had it a bit too loud.

Sweet. I learned a lot.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Jeff. That means a lot!

Great episode

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

I watched Don Henley do an ACL session of his Cass County record and watched two amazing guitarists with him. One of them was Steuart Smith. He was incredible, but I never figured out who he was. Nice tribute to him. He KILLED on that show.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

He is a killer player.

@cliffleblanc1939

4 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the other guitarist is Chris Holt...great guitar player from Dallas.

i enjoy this channel a great deal. i could almost swear i saw smith using peavey classic 50 4/10 amps with the eagles. his sound was great . i had a c-50 for years and sold it. i had originally bought it used bc i couldnt afford a fender or rivera etc. i regret selling that amp, it sounded incredible with single coil guitars when set a certain way.

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

He has been using the Peavey amps with the Eagles

Thanks Zac for makin' this possible. Really enjoyed it! Next episodes Jorgenson and Paisley? :). Cheers, Willem

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Don't think I've ever heard someone completely decyfer another's 'guitar' life so incredibly. I guess "never ask a "guitar Tech" about a player he admires and expect less than a WIKI page on the guy's entire instrument life. Thanks Zac!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

My Steuart moment was a songwriters episode of ACL sometime in the 1990s perhaps. Just clips from previous shows, one of which was Shawn Colvin doing Object of My Affection with SS with a crazy cool slide solo. I used to have it on VHS but it is long gone. I do a search for it about every 6 months hoping it will pop up.

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Its here. I even found the solo kzread.info/dash/bejne/m42A2JOpnsSfiaw.html

@colelocke4967

3 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac That is it. Just as sweet as I remember. I think I will check out the rest of the set tonight. Thanks for the heads up!

Steaurt is an awesome player !

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

Holy crap, 3:20 sounds fantastic! That Tele sounds so fresh I wanna slap it!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!

I just found your KZread channel and I think it's wonderful I to am a guitar geek freak me and my life long friend of 50 years got our own little guitar company where we basically put guitars together from parts but we enjoy it is called fat dog guitars Ill send you a picture of a couple of em later but anyway sure appreciate you taking the time to do what you do brother...

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

I know Fat Dog! Y'all have a bunch of old Dano parts!!! VERY COOL!!!

Ok - learned something today

Just started the video and saw your shirt. Lol, I hope that's a Zappa reference! There are people that the world is worse off without and Frank Zappa is one of them...

Hey Zac, do you think was usuing a baritone guitar on the tune Somebody from the Ling road out of Eden Album? Thank Rik

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

That sure sounds like a baritone. Steuart has a Tele that he tunes down to C also.

@Nugmania1

2 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac agreed, one or the other, at first I thought it was a 7 string, Timothy B definitely using a 5 string bass

Saw you for first time not sure how easy to play guitar but you sound like a maestro you make it look so easy and sound so perfect i hate you guitar experts 😀😂😁😆😊😛

I did fret jobs on both of those strat guitars around 1984ish

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Tell us about the guitars and what size frets.

By the way, there were FIVE Number 1 country chart hits from the 'Diamonds and Dirt' album . Amazing!

Creating Spotify lists for episodes was a great ideia!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hoped people would like it

Man, that TCaster is really lighting it up today!! You guys really need to try Stringjoys ...

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

I had it up too loud

I always thought those Rodney and Rosanne albums were amazing. I have some of both on my Spotify country play list.

That was a surprise about the glen Frey solo on I can't tell you why. I heard about it before. Glen also played solos on other songs that I thought Bernie played and some stuff I thought Joe Walsh played on slide. Glen was the most important person in the eagles. Don comes in 2nd

@ficknoti

3 жыл бұрын

Felder played solo on i can't tell you why

@darrellm3410

3 жыл бұрын

@@ficknoti I found out it was Gken Frey... i thought it was felder also. Glen also played solo and lead on Witchy Woman. He was way more valuable in the band than I originally thought.

He was using Peavey classic 50s when he joined the Eagles I don’t know if he still is

As Felder, Walsh,and Schmitt came aboard, they were billed as full members of the band, although they're actually employees rather than partners. Smith isn't billed as a band member in their promo or spotlighted onstage,and he's nearly as anonymous as the three or four other support players the band uses on live appearances.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Felder was a partner, you are correct on the others. Smith is upfront, and not in the background, playing many solos throughout the show.

@davehopping7212

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly so.Felder had to sue to be recognized as a partner. He won in court, but wasn't included in Henley rebooting the band after Frey died.And Steuart covers Felder's parts to a T. We musicians admire him greatly,but I guess I'm a little disappointed he doesn't get more public recognition!

The variety of music he plays? Totally amazes me, Makes Eric Clapton look like a Boy Scout. My Favo? Listen to the Flamingo/Acoustic solo on Roseanne's song. Way To Make A Broken Heart on her King Records Shop Album? He is heaven-sent. He adjusts to many styles of music. I will find him, once I record my songs, Google search, Harry Broker🌹👀🌹

Check out a video I recorded in 1983 with Switchblade at Friendship Station in DC. Steuart is one of the guitar players.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Link?

@robbinewhite

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIqjldybiJixdbA.html

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

@@robbinewhite Sweet!!! Steuart was killing it!

Many years ago, I got to see Rodney Crowell play at a bar in Boston (the Backstage in Cambridge). I was keen on Albert Lee at the time, and hoped Albert would be on the gig. Instead, some lanky guy with a Strat and a thumbpick walks on stage. I foolishly expected to be disappointed, but instead I was dumbfounded by Steuart for the entire show. I have since seen him with Shawn Colvin, and was equally knocked out. He is supremely tasteful and inventive. I hear some similar DNA between Steuart Smith and John Levanthall, so it's not surprising to hear both of them with Shawn Colvin. I sooooo wish Steuart Smith would put out a solo album for guitar geeks!

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

Steuart is one of the greats

@cliodyncycwatch924

3 жыл бұрын

Agree it would be great if SS put out a work centered around his vision. See my recent comment for an example of a song where he and another great player pretty much rip for four solid minutes (and by rip I don't mean wank because the playing around and in support of the vocals is in itself brilliant).

@AskZac

3 жыл бұрын

@@cliodyncycwatch924 Which song is that?

@cliodyncycwatch924

3 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac It's in my longish comment, the most recent comment here. But if for some reason it's not visible to you: kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2iOzqWvhrO1Y7Q.html

Hey Zac, love your interviews on TrueTone lounge!! I always thought John Levanthal played the original solo on round of blues and Steuart played it live...are you sure? btw...the solo is pure genius.

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Which song are we talking about?

@iansnyder274

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac Round of Blues

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

@@iansnyder274 The solo on "Round of Blues" is Steuart. He confirmed it to me that it was him (Steuart).

@iansnyder274

4 жыл бұрын

@@AskZac Wow! Thanks man....I remember watching the letterman show version with Colvin and Steuart and thinking "Man, he really nailed John's solo ..LOL! Now it makes sense why he seemed so comfortable playing it!

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

@@iansnyder274 Fat City has Richard Thompson, Leventhal, and Steuart Smith, though not all on the same tracks.

How about one on Billy Walker Jr?

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

I saw him with Rose Ann Cash

You didnt mention his am ps!

I wonder if Steuart is still doing sessions outside of the Eagles....

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

Session work is not what it used to be for anyone....

@artprince9163

3 жыл бұрын

I saw Rodney C a couple of years ago. It was his last night playing with Stewart Smith for a while since he had to leave to go play with his other band, The Eagles. He was doing a lot of pedal steel stuff without a b bender. Still not sure what he did.

you're pretty good.

@AskZac

2 жыл бұрын

I try

Thanks Zac for an enjoyable video. I liked that list of works that he was most proud of and enjoyed chasing some of them down. However, there is a serious omission. Anyone who appreciates Steuart Smith needs to give a listen to kzread.info/dash/bejne/q2iOzqWvhrO1Y7Q.html in which he rocks out super hard with massive creativity and emotion. The next time you speak with him, tell him that a rando on the internet considers Steuart Smith to be not the best judge of Steuart Smith's best work, and that for such a glaring omission, he, and you too, for repeating the error, are Guilty as Sin. btw, the other player on that track is Aussie Mark Punch, also a very fine experienced player: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n5yozMiLk7jYfMY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/i5mG1bmqp8zXZdY.html Seriously, I'd like to know if that track had them in the studio playing together or whether overlaid tracking juju was employed, cuz the interplay on that track, both the rhythm and soloing, is stunning.

Charlie's Westside Bar...? okay then

While Smith is a respectable player, nobody can replace what Don Felder brought to that band.

You don't play guitar with the Eagles and not be a heavy weight player!!

Everything's great except volume balance between voice and guitar is terrible .

@AskZac

4 жыл бұрын

This was my first episode. Maybe try a later one? I started using a lapel mic.