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  1. Saturday Night Live Band - Wikipedia

    • Original band member and trombonist Tom Malone took over leadership duties under executive producer Dick Ebersol 's tenure from 1981 to 1985. See more

    Overview

    The Saturday Night Live Band (referred to in the closing credits as The Live Band) is the house band of the NBC television … See more

    Role on Saturday Night Live

    The band consists of mostly jazz, R&B, and some rock musicians and features a strong horn section. They normally play the opening theme music (after the cold opening), musical pieces in between commercia… See more

    Band leaders and musical directors

    Musician and future Academy Award winning film composer Howard Shore was the original musical director and bandleader from 1975 until 1980. Paul Shaffer (himself, one of the original band members from 1975-1980… See more

    Other projects

    Mariah Carey utilized the horn section of the Saturday Night Live Band (Lew Delgatto, Lenny Pickett, George Young, Earl Gardner, and Steve Turre) for her performance of "If It's Over" during her 1992 MTV Unplu… See more

    Members

    Leon Pendarvis – keyboards, musical director (1980–present)
    Alex Foster – alto saxophone (1985–90, 1995–present)
    Lenny Pickett – tenor saxophone, musical director (1985–present) … See more

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  1. Lenny Pickett

    Lenny Pickett (born April 10, 1954) [1] is an American saxophonist and musical director of the Saturday Night Live band. [2] From 1973 to 1981 he was a member of the band Tower of Power. Pickett has worked extensively as a session musician for a wide range of performers and genres. [3]
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  2. G. E. Smith - Wikipedia

    From 1985 to 1995, Smith served as the Saturday Night Live band's bandleader and co-musical director, along with longtime SNL band keyboardist Cheryl Hardwick. [9][10][11] Smith had become acquainted with SNL creator Lorne …

     
  3. List of Saturday Night Live Band members - FamousFix

    George Edward Smith (né Haddad; born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985. He then served as the musical director of the …

  4. Bio – G.E. Smith – Official Website

    Millions of TV viewers know his face-and the shock of unruly blond ponytail that was always falling across it-from his tenure stint of fronting the Saturday Night Live Band. For G.E. (George Edward) Smith, a soulful guitarist, composer, …

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  7. G.E. Smith – Official Website – the online home for …

    Dec 13, 2023 · G.E. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band’s heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on five number-one singles. Smith then took on the role of Saturday Night Live’s bandleader and has recorded …

  8. G.E. Smith - Guild Hall

    G.E. SMITH was bandleader and Musical Director for Saturday Night Live (SNL) band from 85-95′. During this time he also toured with Bob Dylan for four years. He was bassist on THE WALL LIVE TOUR for Roger Waters, 2010-2016 and …

  9. G. E. Smith | Saturday Night Live Wiki | Fandom

    George Edward "G.E." Smith is a former musical director from Saturday Night Live. Prior to SNL, Smith was the lead guitarist in the backup band for Hall & Oates, and he appeared with them when they were the musical guests on the …

  10. 7 Quick Facts About G.E. Smith - Mental Floss

    Oct 6, 2008 · (From the San Jose Mercury News: "The faces on Saturday Night Live this fall won't include the grimaces and contortions of flaxen-haired bandleader G.E. Smith. Smith, the guitarist who...

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