“One of my brothers, who is 15 months older than me, came home one day with an electric bass and told me not to touch it,” recalled Smith, who also holds down the bass chair in TV host Jimmy Kimmel’s studio band. 17, said it was an older brother who inadvertently set her on a path that has seen her perform with Beyoncé, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu and more. Smith, now backing trail-blazing guitarist Jeff Beck and his special guest, film actor/guitarist Johnny Depp on a tour that stops at Meridian Hall on Oct.
Halifax-born Rhonda Smith, who forged a reputation as one of the most accomplished bass players in the world during a 13-year association with Prince, said she began her career when her brother uttered four words: “Don’t touch this instrument!”
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