Smith played bass guitar in
recordings and
performances with
The Waterboys,
Leo Sayer,
Gonzales,
Percy Sledge,
Terry Reid,
Alvin Stardust,
Chris Farlowe,
Patricia Kaas,
Bryan Ferry,
Chris Spedding,
Tony O'Malley,
Barbara Dickson,
Shania Twain,
Zoot Sims,
Neneh Cherry,
Lionel Richie,
Ronan Keating,
Malcolm McLaren,
Charlotte Church,
Van Morrison,
George Michael and Javier Álvarez, and also produced
records for young and up-and-coming British bands. Smith was the permanent bass guitarist in
The Waterboys in 2009, and a frequent performer with Tony O'Malley. He had his own music performance outfit, The Futility Orchestra. Smith was the bass guitarist with The Adam Phillips Band that included,
Adam Phillips,
Paul Stacey,
Jo Burt,
Ash Soan, Mike Gorman and Melvin Duffy. The 1970s
jazz funk band,
Kokomo, was temporarily reformed for performances in May 2008. With Smith were Tony O'Malley,
Mel Collins,
Neil Hubbard, Adam Phillips,
Andy Hamilton, Bernie Holland, Glen Le Fleur, Paddy McHugh, Dyan Birch and
Frank Collins, with appearances by Eddy Armani and Franke Pharoah. Smith died suddenly at his
Battersea, London, home, in November 2009 at age 49. ==References==