Tony Thunder Smith

Tony "Thunder" Smith
Tony "Thunder" Smith
	Tony "Thunder" Smith (on drums) with Lou Reed
Background information
Genres	Rock music, jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)	Drums
Website	tonythundersmith.com

Tony "Thunder" Smith is an American drummer best known as a member of the Lou Reed backing band.^[1] He was former member of Jan Hammer Group with whom he recorded the album Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live, and was the drummer for French music icon Serge Gainsbourg in the eighties, and many others.^[2]

Discography[edit]

1971 - Papa John Creach (Papa John Creach)
1973 - Welcome (Santana)
1976 - Oh Yeah? (Jan Hammer Group)
1977 - Melodies (Jan Hammer Group)
1977 - Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (Jan Hammer Group with Jeff Beck)
1978 - Black Sheep (Jan Hammer Group)
1978 - Electric Guitarist (John McLaughlin)
1979 - Electric Dreams (John McLaughlin with The One Truth Band)
1985 - Gainsbourg Live (Casino de Paris) (Serge Gainsbourg)
1986 - Charlotte for Ever (Charlotte Gainsbourg)
1987 - You're Under Arrest (Serge Gainsbourg)
1989 - Le Zénith de Gainsbourg (Serge Gainsbourg)
1994 - Mann to Mann (The Mann Brothers)
1994 - Bad Boys of the Arctic (Gary Lucas)
1994 - Voyage of Dreams (Jephte Guillaume & the Tet Kale Orchestra album) (Jephte Guillaume)
1996 - Set the Twilight Reeling (Lou Reed)
1998 - Perfect Night: Live in London (Lou Reed)
2000 - Ecstasy (Lou Reed)
2003 - The Raven (Lou Reed)^[3]
2005 - Live at the BPC (Tony "Thunder" Smith)
2008 - Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (Lou Reed)
2011 - Cloud Maintenance (Kevin Hearn)^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Tony Thunder Smith". Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^ "Vic Firth Home page".
^ "Ecstasy - Lou Reed | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ "Cloud Maintenance - Kevin Hearn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

This article on a United States drummer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Tony Thunder Smith". Archived from the original on 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2012-03-18.

[2] "Vic Firth Home page".

[3] "Ecstasy - Lou Reed | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[4] "Cloud Maintenance - Kevin Hearn | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Lou Reed
Discography
Studio albums	Lou Reed Transformer Berlin Sally Can't Dance Metal Machine Music Coney Island Baby Rock and Roll Heart Street Hassle The Bells Growing Up in Public The Blue Mask Legendary Hearts New Sensations Mistrial New York Magic and Loss Set the Twilight Reeling Ecstasy The Raven Hudson River Wind Meditations
Collaborations	Le Bataclan '72 (with John Cale and Nico) Songs for Drella (with John Cale) The Stone: Issue Three (with John Zorn and Laurie Anderson) Lulu (with Metallica)
Live albums	Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live Live: Take No Prisoners Live in Italy Perfect Night: Live in London American Poet Animal Serenade Berlin: Live At St. Ann's Warehouse The Creation of the Universe
Compilations	Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed Rock and Roll Diary: 1967–1980 City Lights Walk on the Wild Side & Other Hits Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s The Best of Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground A Retrospective Perfect Day Retro The Definitive Collection The Very Best of Lou Reed Legendary Lou Reed NYC Man (The Ultimate Collection 1967–2003) The Essential Lou Reed
Singles	"Walk on the Wild Side"/"Perfect Day" "Satellite of Love" "Vicious" "Sweet Jane" "Street Hassle" "I Love You, Suzanne" "My Red Joystick" "High in the City" "September Song" "The Original Wrapper" "No Money Down" "Dirty Blvd."
Box sets	Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology
Related articles	The Velvet Underground John Cale Nico Ostrich guitar Metal Machine Trio Live at Montreux 2000 Loureedia Rock & Rule Rachel Humphreys Laurie Anderson The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed