David G Smith is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He splits his time between his native state of Iowa and Nashville, TN in addition to touring. Smith donates time and raises money for causes including St. Jude Children's Hospital, Boys Town, Rett Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Career
As an artist in the 70's, Smith released a single he wrote called "Positive Side" as a member of the Robin Banks Band under the stage name, David Gibran. This Colorado based band was managed for a time by Ed "Cass" Cassidy drummer for the American band, Spirit. Smith moved from Colorado to Nashville in the 80's to focus on his work as a songwriter. Smith's songs have been cut by a string of indie artists to include Rissi Palmer and The Chad Williams Band. His songs have also been placed in TV shows including TNT: “Saving Grace” and Lifetime Network: “Chasing Nashville”. Mr. Ooh La La also appeared on Rissi Palmer's self-titled album, in Rissi Palmer's Country on The Travel Channel, and inspired a string of line dances around the world to include America, Canada and France. One of his songs is listed on the 9/11 Memorial Museum Artist Registry. Another won First place in the Country Category in the 2008 International Song Contest. His co-written song with artist Anne E DeChant called "Sunday Morning Drive" found a No. 1 spot on Roots Music Alt Folk Chart in 2015. Smith has 6 indie-released albums that have received national and international critical acclaim to include The Tennessean, No Depression, Elmore, and FervorCoulee. He received the Robert K Oermann’s DisCovery Award, for his Non-Fiction release in 2011. One House appeared on No Depression/Lee Zimmerman's list of "10 Terrific Albums To Listen To Right Now." His album, First Love rose to No. 1 on Roots Music Album Chart/Iowa in 2016. He's appeared on TV to include NBC Affiliate's KWQC's Paula Sands Live, ABC affiliate WQAD's "Good Morning Quad Cities," and public television WQPT's "The Cities". His songs have received national radio play and he continues to perform in clubs and concert halls across America. He has hosted shows at the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN since the mid 2000s and performed in several of Music City's Tin Pan South events over the years. His song "Doesn't Take Much Light" written with Dean Madonia went viral in the Boy Scout community and BSA invited Smith to perform it at an arena event for the Boy Scouts of America's National Order of the ArrowCentennial Celebration. Smith has shared the stage with many artists from a variety of genres to include Rissi Palmer, Chuck Pyle, Justin Townes Earle, Griffin House, Rory Block, Dave Moore, Kelly Willis, and Anne E DeChant. Artists Keb' Mo and Mary Gauthier have appeared on his albums.
