Josh Smith

There Are Several Artists With This Name 1. American Blues Guitarist Based In Los Angeles 2. American Musician Singer And Songwriter Known Professionally As Joshua C.S. 3. American Lead Singer For Ashes Remain 4. American Bassist For Halestorm. 1 Josh Smith Was Born October 7 1979 In Middletown Connecticut. Before He Was 1 His Family Relocated To Florida Eventually Settling In Pembroke Pines A Suburb Of Fort Lauderdale. At Age 3 He Received His First Guitar And At 6 He Started Taking Guitar Lessons. Josh Was Exposed To The Blues At An Early Age. He Listened To A Variety Of Artists Such As Muddy Waters B.B. King Albert King And T-Bone Walker. He Also Started Going To Concerts Including The Allman Brothers Rolling Stones And Bruce Springsteen. By 12 Josh Was Playing At Established Professional Blues Jams In South Florida Such As Musicians Exchange Café In Fort Lauderdale And Club M In Hollywood FL. When Josh Was 13 The Rhino Cats House Band At Club M Asked Him To Be The Lead Guitarist. Musicians Exchange Owner Don Cohen Was So Taken Aback By The Talent Of This Young Musician That He Offered To Help Manage And Develop Josh’s Career. The Café Was Renowned For Bringing In The Best National Touring Blues Bands And Josh Was Quick To Learn How To Approach These Blues Greats Many Of Whom Would Invite Josh To Sit In With Them Thinking It May Be A “novelty” To Have A 14-Year-Old Kid Playing The Blues. The Novelty Quickly Wore Off And Was Replaced By Musicians Stopping Watching And Listening As This “kid” Wailed Out Blues Licks Better Than Many Of The Touring Guitarists On The Circuit. Josh Began Sitting In With Such Greats As Jimmy Thackery Tinsley Ellis Kenny Neal Lucky Peterson Matt “Guitar” Murphy Johnny “Clyde” Copeland Double Trouble Joanna Connor And Kim Simmonds Among Others. Jimmy Thackery Said Of The 14-Year-Old “Josh Is Three Heartbreaks Away From Being A True Blues Guitar Genius.” At 14 Josh Released His First CD Born Under A Blue Sign And At 15 He Released His Second CD Woodsheddin. While Performing All Over South Florida Josh Smith And The Rhino Cats Quickly Became One Of The Most In-Demand Blues Bands In The Area. In 1994 While Josh Was Only 15 They Received The Florida Jammy Award For Best Blues Band And Were Selected As XS Readers Choice Winners In 1995 For Best Blues Band. In 1996 Then A Senior In High School Josh Was Put On The Cover Of The National Magazine High School Senior Which Hailed Him As An “Up And Coming Guitar Legend.” That Same Year Washburn Guitars Int’l Recognized Josh’s Talent And Offered Him An Endorsement. They Flew Josh To Chicago And Guitar Luthier Grover Jackson Built Him A Custom Guitar. Although Josh Was An Honor Student After Graduation From High School In June 1997 Josh Followed His Heart And Began Pursuing What He Was Best At. His First National Tour Ensued With His Newly Formed Power Trio Josh Smith And The Frost. Josh Was Now The Band Leader And Vocalist So He Not Only Had To Continue Developing His Guitar Chops But Had To Concentrate On His Vocal Prowess. In September 1997 Josh Enlisted World-Renowned Producer Jim Gaines Whose Credits Include Santana Stevie Ray Vaughn Luther Allison Steve Miller And Jimmy Thackery To Produce His Third CD Too Damn Cold. By 1998 Josh Had Completed Four National Tours With His Band. In January 1998 Billboard Magazine Took Note Of The Rising Young Talent In A Continental Drift Article. In February 1998 Josh Was Asked To Support B.B. King On A Number Of Theatre Dates. In March 1998 The TV Show Chicago Hope Purchased The Rights To The Tune “32 Degrees” From Too Damn Cold. An International CD Release The Mentos Freshmaker Tour Included The Title Cut “Too Damn Cold ” In The Spring Of 1998. Josh Toured Nationally All Of 1999 And In October Of That Year He Entered The Recording Studio Again With Jim Gaines And Produced Woman His Fourth CD. This CD Was Released And Well Received In The Spring Of 2000. Josh Continued To Tour The East Coast From New York To Florida Through 2001 With His Band. In June 2002 He Married And He And His Wife Decided To Move To Los Angeles. Josh Was Ready For Something New And Wanted To Be Around A Variety Of Musicians. He Also Began Being A Sideman. Within A Year Of Moving To L.A. He Was Retained By Virgin Recording Artist Ricky Fante. He Played Nationally And Internationally With Ricky For The Next Two Years. In May 2006 Josh Recorded His Fifth CD Deep Roots. A More Traditional Blues CD His Music Was Once Again Well Received By Blueswax And Blues Revue Magazine. Josh Continued To Play With A Variety Of Artists Such As Actress Taryn Manning Universal Hip-Hop Artist Benny Cassette And Tara Ellis To Name A Few. In January 2007 Josh Was Hired By 2006 American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks To Be His Lead Guitarist. They Completed Two National Tours From February-September 2007 With Monthly Dates And Charity Events Until June 2008 When Taylor Started Grease! On Broadway. In July 2008 Josh Was Hired By Raphael Saadiq To Help Promote His Forthcoming CD The Way I See It Set To Be Released On September 16 With A National And International Tour To Follow. Josh Continues To Live In The Los Angeles Area With His Wife And Two Children. 2. Joshua Caleb Smith Who Goes By Joshua C.S. Is An American Songwriter Recording Artist And Musician. He Was The Vocalist On "Our Time Will Come" Nominated For An Emmy Award In 2012 Outstanding Original Score In A Drama Series . The Song Was Showcased In 2011 On The Show The Young And The Restless. In 2009 He Founded The Artist Collective True Source Entertainment. 3. Ashes Remain Is An American Christian Rock Band Formed In 2001 And Based In Baltimore Maryland. The Band Was Founded By Josh Smith And Ryan Nalepa. While They Released Two Albums In Their First Six Years The Band Is Popularly Known For Its Third Album What I've Become Which Was Released In 2011. They Have Released Four Albums Lose The Alibis 2003 Last Day Breathing 2007 What I've Become 2011 And Let The Light In 2017 Two EPs Red Devotion 2009 And Christmas EP 2012 And Two Non-Album Singles "Separated" 2004 And "Here For A Reason" 2014 . 4. Halestorm Is An American Rock Band From Red Lion Pennsylvania Consisting Of Lead Vocalist And Guitarist Lzzy Hale Her Brother Drummer And Percussionist Arejay Hale Guitarist Joe Hottinger And Bassist Josh Smith. The Group's Self-Titled Debut Album Was Released On April 28 2009 Through Atlantic Records. Their Second Album The Strange Case Of... Was Released On April 10 2012. Its Lead Single "Love Bites So Do I " From That Album Won The Grammy Award For Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance On February 10 2013. Their Third Album Into The Wild Life 2015 Peaked At Number Five On The Billboard 200. The Band's Fourth Album Vicious 2018 Debuted At Number Eight On The Chart Becoming Their Second Top 10 Record. read less