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 allinstrumental outfit Chad Smiths 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 childrens album which featured Smith singing and playing various instruments In 2020 Smith cowrote and performed as part of the backing band on Ozzy Osbournes 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 UKbased Rhythm magazine ranked Smith and Red Hot Chili Pepper bassist Flea the fourthgreatest 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 US 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia