Steve Smith (drummer)

Steve Smith
Smith in 2013
Smith in 2013
Background information
Birth nameSteven Bruce Smith
Born (1954-08-21) August 21, 1954 (age 69)
Whitman, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1971–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitevitalinformation.com

Steven Bruce Smith (born August 21, 1954) is an American drummer best known as a member of the rock band Journey across three stints: 1978 to 1985, 1995 to 1998 and 2015 to 2020.[9] Modern Drummer magazine readers have voted him the No. 1 All-Around Drummer five years in a row. In 2001, the publication named Smith one of the Top 25 Drummers of All Time, and in 2002 he was voted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7, 2017.[10]

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