Tim Smith is a bass player and producer based in Nashville,
Tennesse. He has a long history in the business and is following
in the footsteps of his father and uncle, Ralph and Arthur Smith.
The Smiths are most notable for their long-running television
show, The Arthur Smith Show, and for penning hits like "Guitar
Boogie" and "Dueling Banjos." Tim and his brother,
guitarist Roddy Smith, began appearing and performing on the
television show as children--a legacy that continues today,
as Tim is the band leader and musical director of "Carolina
Calling," a top rated show on PBS in the two Carolinas.
Tim is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he received
a degree in studio music and jazz on electric bass and graduated
summa cum laude in 1979. Upon graduation he moved to Nashville
at the request of legendary producer and Monument Records founder,
Fred Foster. Within a few months Tim had appeared on top hits
by Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kris Kristoferson,
and many others. In 1981 Tim joined forces with former McCartney
and Wings drummer Joe English to form the Joe English Band,
on the ground breaking Contemporary Christian Bands of the era.
In 1984 Tim left Joe and joined country star Mel Tillis while
continuing to do record dates in Nashville. After leaving Tillis
in 1985, Tim moved to Los Angeles and began doing studio work,
including many motion picture and television dates. In 1990
Tim returned to Charlotte to start a band with brother Roddy,
a band called Side 1, that later became Mr. Groove, which continues
to record and perform. Mr. Groove signed a record deal with
Pamplin Music for its first major release, "Venice Wind"
in 1997. In 1994, the Smith brothers moved to Paris to work
for Disneyland Paris as part of one of the most popular musical
shows in Europe. Shortly after returning to the US and to Nashville
in 1996, Tim began working with saxophone legend Boots Randolph,
and he continues to do so. Tim has produced the last three Boots
projects, Nashville Standard Time, Songs for the Spirit, and
A Christmas Holiday. He has also recorded with artists as diverse
as Grammy winning sax player Bill Evans, country artist Radney
Foster, and a host of prominent gospel artists, including John
Elefante, for whom he is the band leader.
