MARK SMITH - friend and bass player - a tribute.

A tribute to the late Mark Smith from Tony O'Malley. MARK SMITH, much loved bass player and producer, sadly died at the end of October.

The Mark Smith Memorial Page on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mark-Smith-Memorial-Page/326780975331?ref=mf

MARK Smith, was one of the UK's top bass players, and worked with many of the greats, including The Waterboys, Leo Sayer, Gonzales, Percy Sledge, Terry Reid, Alvin Stardust, Chris Farlowe, Patricia Kass, Bryan Ferry, Barbara Dickson, Shania Twain, Zoot Sims, Neneh Cherry, Lionel Ritchie, Ronan Keating, Malcolm McLaren, Charlotte Church, Van Morrison, George Michael, and Javier Alvarez.
Mark's web site:
http://www.marksmithbass.com
Mark's MySpace:
http://www.myspace.com/futilityorchestra
and on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Smith_%28musician_-_producer%29

Probably Mark's last filmed gig was at the 606 Club on Oct. 19th. 2009. This video features a bass solo from Mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5GnT9y7DL8

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[drummiedan]

Went far too young...A truly great bass player.

[bigiam100]

fine words Tony x

[goodallguitarschool]

My thoughts are with you all. It's very sad! xxxxx

[femomal]

Beautiful tribute to Mark by Tony, mixing intense grief with subtle (albeit censorized ;-) ) humour. I'm tearful every time I watch it...

Utterly lovely Mark, so sorely missed by so many...

Thanks to Malvern and Keef for making this vid.

[fendermac]

My sympathies to friends and family.

[BrettMarvinBlues]

Keep on keeping on Tony...music the elixir of life the bass 'n' drums nailing it all down.RIP Mark.

[GinaJazz]

Feel sad for you Tony. RIP Mark.