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Raiders' drummer Michael 'Smitty' Smith dies in Hawaii. You'd probably have had a hard time catching up with former Paul Revere and the Raiders' drummer Michael "Smitty" Smith the past five years, even though he was semiretired.
6 mar 2001 · Drummer and original band member of Paul Revere and The Raiders. He left the band in 1957 to form Brotherhood with two other former Raiders members. He rejoined Paul Revere for a year in 1971, and sporadically after that. He died of natural causes at his home in Hawaii.
After ending his second stint with the Raiders in 1972, drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith moved to Kona, Hawaii and continued performing for several groups in that region. He died of natural causes on March 6, 2001, at age 58. [43]
13 mar 2001 · Michael Leroy "Smitty" Smith, 58, of Kona, a former drummer with the rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders, died last Tuesday in Kona. Born in Portland, Ore., Smith joined the band known for its colonial-era costumes in October 1962, according to the band's official Web site.
Mike "Smitty" Smith, drummer for Paul Revere and the Raiders from 1962 - 1967 and 1971 - 1972, died March 6 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Smitty was an integral part of the Raiders' massive mid-sixties successes, and he had his own fan base which continues to the present.
Remembering Mike "Smitty" Smith who we lost on this day 17 years ago. One of most charismatic drummers ever. #smitty #paulrevereandtheraiders #drummer #dickclark. When I was kid totally in love with Paul Revere and the Raiders, a family friend who was a radio station DJ asked Smitty to send me an autograph and he did.
American drummer and guitarist, member on 1962 - 1967 and 1971 - 1972 of Paul Revere & The Raiders, later member of Brotherhood. He was born March 27, 1942 in Portland, Oregon and died on 6 March 2001 at Hawaii.
