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There have been many 911 stories, some unbelievable, some heart wrenching. Many of these stories are burned into our memories. This song is based on a little publicized story of the volunteer maritime rescue of a 1/2 million people who were stranded on Lower Manhattan after the towers were hit and exits off the island were closed. The story in this song is a testimony to the human spirit.
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David G Smith is an American songwriter/singer/guitarist/keyboardist. He splits his time between his native state of Iowa and Nashville, TN in addition to touring. Smith donates time and raises money for causes including St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Boys Town, Rett Syndrome, Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's Disease.
Career
As an artist, Smith released a single he wrote in the 70’s under the stage name, David Gibran (Robin Banks Band: Thinking On The Positive Side). This Colorado based band was managed for a time by Ed “Cass” Cassidy drummer for the American band, Spirit. Smith moved from Colorado to Nashville in the 80’s to focus on his work as a songwriter.
Smith’s songs have been cut by a string of indie and major-indie artists to include Rissi Palmer Rissi Palmer (Mr. Ooh La La) and The Chad Williams Band (Ripples On The Moon). His songs have also been placed in TV shows including TNT: “Saving Grace”, Lifetime Network: “Chasing Nashville” (Walk Away Clean) and The Travel Channel: “Rissi Palmer’s Country” (Mr. Ooh La La).
One of his songs is listed on the 911 Memorial Museum Artist Registry (Angels Flew). Another won First Place in the Country Category in the 2008 International Song Contest (Made For You). His co-written song with Anne E. DeChant called "Sunday Morning Drive" found a #1 spot on Roots Music Alt Folk Chart in 2015.
To date Smith has 6 self-released albums that have received national and international critical acclaim from The Tennessean, No Depression, Elmore and FervorCoulee. He received the Robert K Oermann’s DISCovery Award in 2011 (Music Row/Nashville) for his Non-Fiction release. One House appeared on No Depression/Lee Zimmerman's list of "10 Terrific Albums To Listen To Right Now". His album, First Love rose to #1 on Roots Music Album Chart/Iowa in 2016.
He’s appeared on network affiliate's NBC, ABC and PBS TV. His songs have received national radio play and he continues to perform in clubs and concert halls across America. He has hosted shows at the Bluebird Café since the mid 2000’s. His song “Doesn’t Take Much Light” written with Dean Madonia went viral in the Boy Scout community and BSA invited Smith to perform it at an arena event for the Boy Scouts of America’s National Order Of The Arrow Centennial Celebration (NOAC) in 2015. Smith has shared the stage with many artists from a variety of genres to include Rissi Palmer, Chuck Pyle, Justin Townes Earle, Griffin House, Rory Block, Dave Moore, Kelly Willis, and Anne E DeChant. Artists Keb’ Mo’ and Mary Gauthier have appeared on his albums. -END-