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Years active
  
1991–present

Name
  
Shawn Smith

Website
  
shawnsmithsinger.com

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Born
  
28 October 1965 (age 58) Spokane, Washington, US (
1965-10-28
)

Origin
  
Seattle, Washington, US

Associated acts
  
SatchelBradPigeonhedThe Diamond HandFrom the NorthForever BreakersPower of Wingsrelated acts:MalfunkshunPearl JamMother Love Bone

Role
  
Songwriter · shawnsmithsinger.com

Music groups
  
Brad (Since 1993), Satchel, Pigeonhed (1993 – 1997), Malfunkshun, The Twilight Singers

Record labels
  
Sub Pop, Epic Records, Sound Vs. Silence/Gator Records

Albums
  
Shield of Thorns, The Diamond Hand, Powder Burns, Blackberry Belle, Shame

Similar People
  
Regan Hagar, Stone Gossard, Harold Chichester, Jeremy Toback, Andrew Wood

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Shawn Smith (28 October 1965) is a Seattle-based songwriter, vocalist and musician in several bands (Brad, Satchel, Pigeonhed) and also as a solo artist. He was born in Spokane, Washington.

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Smith has cited Freddie Mercury, Prince and KISS as early influences. Other influences he has noted are Steven Tyler, Bon Scott, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Andy Wood and Chris Cornell. It is easy to hear the impact of all of these varied performers in Smith's various projects.

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In 2005, Smith unveiled a musical project called "The Diamond Hand" involving many musicians. He also has worked with Thaddeus Turner (formerly of Maktub and many other projects including Brad) under the name Forever Breakers.

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"From the North" is Shawn's newest band with core members of Malfunkshun (Regan Hagar, Kevin Wood, Cory Kane) and the lyrics left by the late Andrew Wood. Since 2006, the band has also been billed as "Power of Wings" and "Von Nord" (allegedly meaning "From the North" in German; whereas this actually reads "vom Norden" or "aus dem Norden"). Hagar has since been replaced by Seattle drummer Mike Hommel. The band changed its name in July 2008 to All Hail the Crown and plans to release new music under this banner.

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Shawn is to set out on a solo tour of the UK in April/May 2015 and also visit Dublin for the first time.

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Solo discography

  • Let It All Begin (1999)
  • Live at the Point (2000)
  • Shield of Thorns (2003)
  • The Cedarwood EP (2007)
  • The Diamond Hand (2008)
  • Sunshine (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS - A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989-2003 - Vol. 1 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 2 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 3 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 4 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 5 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 6 (2011)
  • SKELETON KEYS – A Collection of Home Recordings And Non-Album Tracks 1989–2003 – Vol. 7 (2011)

    • Brad discography

  • Shame (1993)
  • Interiors (1997)
  • Welcome to Discovery Park (2002)
  • Best Friends? (2010)
  • United We Stand (2012)

    • Satchel discography

  • EDC (1994)
  • The Family (1996)
  • Heartache and Honey (2010)

    • Pigeonhed

  • Pigeonhed (1993)
  • The Full Sentence (1997)
  • Flash Bulb Emergency Overflow Cavalcade of Remixes (1997)

    • Compilation

  • Brad vs Satchel (2005)
  • Deer Lodge George Jones (2014)

    • Television

    "Shake It (Like You Just Made Bail)," a song that remained unreleased until Shawn Smith made it available in digital format in 2007, was featured in the background of the cocaine scene of the "Proshai, Livushka" episode of The Sopranos (third season, 2001). "Leaving California" and "Wrapped in My Memory" from Smith's solo album Shield of Thorns were both featured prominently on the "Long Term parking" episode of The Sopranos (fifth season, 2004). Yet another Shawn Smith related song has been featured on the show: Pigeonhed's "Battle Flag" appeared on the "46 Long" episode (first season, 1999) and was later included on The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs: Music from the HBO Original Series.

    "Battle Flag" has also been featured in a season six episode of NBC's prime-time medical drama ER, season three episode eleven of Showtime's drama Queer as Folk US, as well as a season one episode of The WB's Smallville. It has also been featured in the film Coyote Ugly and the trailer for Charlie's Angels.

    Songs

    Wrapped in My Memory
    Focused On You
    Here We Go Around Again
    Your Attention Please
    Leaving California
    Let It All Begin
    A Love That Won't Go Stale
    I Think God Would Like It That Way
    Hold Me Till We Get Home
    Shake It
    Affection
    A Dress To Kill
    I Know I'll Be There Someday
    1 - 2 - 3
    Feed the Children
    From Above
    Hey Man
    Shinin' On
    Look Right Back At You
    Desperate
    How Many Times
    The Ghost of Another Man
    The Motion Of You Breathing
    You Got Me Where You Want Me
    Open Up
    Fragile
    Always And Forever
    Chorus Of Our Prayers
    Heaven Forbid
    Mansion Of Cards
    Oh - I Think I Love You
    Grass And Sky

    References

    Shawn Smith Wikipedia
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