"...a consummate blues singer. With a little of this and a little of that, Smith works the room."
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
"Preston Smith's material knows no boundaries...hard core, totally original approach to song structure and style. There is no way that anyone could possibly pigeonhole Preston Smith. He has something for everyone. Smith is a force unto himself."
MUSIC CONNECTION
"This guy is a human library for jazz. He approaches each song with the style, grace and reverence that the composer intended from John Lennon to Fats Waller."
WHOLE LIFE TIMES
"...originals that could easily sound good on the airwaves of your local triple A stations..."
ENTERTAINMENT TODAY
"A stylistic cross between Louis Armstrong and Harry Connick Jr. Smith, whose presence combines warmth and chutzpah...lures in rubbernecks from the sidewalk with his assorted mix of music."
PASADENA WEEKLY
"...he has crafted his own irresistible original songs and colorful stage show. Smith has persevered with his own musical vision, drawing from such divergent inspirations as Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams Sr., and Nat King Cole. His expressive showmanship and varied musical influences have endeared Smith to fans from Solana Beach to San Francisco."
San Diego BELLY UP
"You're somethin' else on that guitar boy." Jerry Lee Lewis
"He's been known to sing Muddy Waters tunes through a bullhorn, play the guitar behind his back and from atop tables where patrons sit in stunned silence."
MUSIC CONNECTION
The various guitar, voice, horn and especially rhythm parts all exude craft."
ROCKLAND JOURNAL-NEWS (New York, NY)
"...Smith turns his audience on with animated visuals, irresistible charm and vocal flexibility...keeps the crowd on its feet with eyes glued to the stage"
THE VALLEY ENTERTAINER
How does one desribe an artist, who during the span of his career has sung for Barbra Streisand's wedding, performed at countless functions for people such as Steven Spielberg, Aaron Spellings, and the late Sonny Bono, played harmonica and scat rapped alongside Salt n' Pepa on Quincy Jones' TV show "Vibe", and has had the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eddie Van Halen and Jerry Lee Lewis, among countless others, join him on-stage for impromptu jam sessions.Preston performed on "The Tonight Show" along with the late Jimmy Stewart and released an album on Curb Records entitled "Preston Smith." He appeared on the hit movie soundtrack "Cocktail" starring Tom Cruise with the title song "Oh I Love You So," which he composed, produced and performed. The soundtrack went on to sell over six million units foreign and domestically. Roseanne Cash then recorded his song "Black and White," which released as a single, rose to number 30 on the country radio charts and was included in her greatest hits CD which went on to sell gold. Preston's latest CD "That Real Feel," which he produced and released on his own label recorded live in the studio, is a combination of many genres of the past. He has performed on many live radio and cable TV shows on both the east and west coasts, and has performed live on club circuits in Los Angeles, New York and Nashville. His multifaceted talent has enabled him, both with his band and solo acoustic, to share stages with a diverse crowd of performers ranging from KROQ alternative rock favorites such as The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fine Young Cannibals, Fishbone, Wall of Voodoo, Concrete Blonde, Charlie Sexton, The Mighty Lemon Drops, and The Bonedaddy's, to rock, R&B, and blues legends such as James Brown, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Bonnie Raitt, k.d. Lang, John Mayhall, Albert Collins, Tower of Power, Joe Satriani, The Ventures, Dick Dale & the Deltones, Eric Burden & the Animals, Delbert McClinton, Paul Butterfield, Poco, Charlie Musselwhite, Joe Louis Walker, Booker T. & the MG's, The Ink Spots, The Coasters, Savoy Brown, Spencer Davis, Al Kooper, Marshall Tucker Band, Bachman Turner Overdrive, The Yougbloods, Donovan, Commander Cody, Asleep at the Wheel, N.R.B.Q., Buster Poindexter, Mink DeVille, The Tubes, The Busboys, David Lindley & El Rayo X, John Stewart, Al Stewart, The James Harmon Blues Band, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers, Billy Vera & The Beaters, The Palladins, The King Bee's, and Jack Mack & the Heart Attack.
PRESTON SMITH www.prestonsmith.com
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it was awesome to watch ya the other night! and you were right. that song is billy idol haha. it was driving us crazy so we came home and looked it up online! hope to see ya soon!!
Hey Preston, so good to hear from you.......my family and I enjoyed your Christmas cd all season long! :-) I was hoping you'd have some of your dates posted here, but no....when you in NJ again?
Presto!! You were so great at Jax's last night. You are always great...always... but, I forget sometimes the magnitude of it. WOW! The guy and I had so much fun. Todd's mind is officially blown. We love you. Hope we see you tomorrow. :)
Preston, you've got to come out to Atlanta, GA. We used to see you play all the time when we lived in L.A. but now we live across the country. We miss you man! Spread the love ;)
Man, I'd love to hang, P. Miss hearing your voice and being totally wowed by your talented deterity, however, cooking big dinner for hardworking man who put off skiing to help me with some music tracks. Aren't you glad you're not married? NAG NAG NAG!! The poor man. :^)
Presto! Was good to see ya the other night. How bout those drunk british dudes!! Hahaaahaa NE ways.. just made some tunes, check em out when u get a sec. peace..and more photos
happy holidays preston! i do hope your holidays are filled with love n light n may the coming year be a most wonderful and prosperous one for you and yours always! i do hope that we can keep in touch a lil more in 2008 than we did in 2007, you are one of my fav human beans in all the land (one of the most talented as well!) please keep in touch and let's get together and have a drinkie-poo or whatever in the very near future iam in the valley are you in the valley? happy new year my friend, happy new year!
