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.
Born: 25 October 1961
Played In
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
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Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
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An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile
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FireAid Benefit Concert
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Phil Collins: Drummer First
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Paris 2024 Olympic Closing Ceremony
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers live at Estadio River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina November 24, 2023
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Tokyo Dome
Let There Be Drums!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Austin City Limits Festival 2022
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Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
Count Me In
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Live At The Pyramids
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Love, Death & Robots
Chad Smith (voice)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers
On Drums... Stewart Copeland!
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In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story
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Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock in Rio
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Song to Song
Chad Smith
Alicia Keys - Landmarks Live in Concert
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live Reading Festival 2016
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Lollapalooza, Chicago 2016
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Rock am Ring 2016
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5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?
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Rammstein in Amerika
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Made in Japan: The Rise of Deep Purple Mk II
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Circuito Banco Do Brasil Festival
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Basement
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Beware of Mr. Baker
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Rock Im Pott
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bonnaroo 2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Live: I'm with You
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live from The Roxy Theatre 2011
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Chickenfoot - Get Your Buzz On
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Buddy Rich Memorial Concert
Chickenfoot: The White Album
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Red Hot Chili Peppers "Stadium Parisian" 2006
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MTV World Stage
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live Earth Concert Wembley
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Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live in Poland
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: A Dutch Connection
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Fuji Rock Festival
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Coachella
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Red Hot Chili Peppers : Live at La Cigale
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live in Milan
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Chad Smith & Ian Paice
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Glenn Hughes: Soulfully Live in the City of Angels
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live in Japan
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
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VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown
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CMT Crossroads
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [2001] Rock In Rio
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
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Woodstock '99
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live At Budokan
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Bizarre Festival
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1999] Moscow, Russia
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Woodstock '99
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Free Tibet
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Tibetan Freedom Concert
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Red Hot Chili Peppers Occupy the Garden
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - What Hits!?
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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
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Session Man
Spider Moore
Les Nuls, l'émission
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![Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qvvOcKaEsGA9qJY7UBpUfaPYWNP.jpg)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: [1990] Tokyo Tattoo
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Psychedelic Sexfunk Live from Heaven
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The Simpsons
Chad Smith (voice)
MTV Rockumentary
MTV Video Music Awards
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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Deep Purple: Made In Japan
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The Grammys
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Dreadtown: The Steel Pulse Story
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Ferocious Drummers
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Live at Rock am Ring (Rockpalast 2004)
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