Josh Smith

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 Sadiqi. Since that time, josh has played such high profile gigs with Raphael as backing Mick Jagger at the Grammy awards in 2011 and the Kennedy Centre honours in December 2011. Josh continues to tour nationally and internationally with Raphael.;Josh released his 6th studio cd, “inception,” in 2009. This is an all-instrumental cd with a variety of genres that was once again well received by the public and critics alike.;In 2010, josh was signed to crosscut records, a label based out of Germany. Crosscut re-released josh’s cd, “deep roots,” as “I’m gonna be ready.” In October 2012, josh’s cd, “don’t give up on me,” was released in Germany.