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Infobox musical artist | name = Kendra Smith| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| Born = 14 March 1960| death_date =| origin = Champlin, MN | instrument = Flute , Piano , Bass guitar|Bass | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer, songwriter, musician| years_active = late 1970s & ndash; present| label = 4AD | associated_acts = Dream Syndicate Rainy Day (band)|Rainy Day Opal (band)|Opal | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Kendra Smith (born 14 March 1960, San Diego, California )Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0 is an United States|American musician who was a founding member of Dream Syndicate , a member of Opal (band)|Opal , and later recorded as a solo artist.
Biography
After one privately pressed release with Suspects in 1979, Smith formed The Dream Syndicate in 1981 with Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn , and went on to record two albums and an Extended play|EP as Bass guitar|bassist with the group before leaving in 1984 to join former Rain Parade guitarist David Roback in Rainy Day (band)|Rainy Day (she had worked with Roback before, providing backing vocals on the Rain Parade album Emergency Third Rail Power Trip ).
Rainy Day released an album and a single in 1984 before Roback and Smith became a duo in the psychedelic-tinged band Opal.Phares, Heather "Allmusic|class=artist|id=p41608/biography|pure_url=yes Kendra Smith Biography", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation
Opal only released one record before they split up, the Northern Line EP, but recorded enough material for two compilation albums, Happy Nightmare Baby and Early Recordings .Strong, Martin C. (1999) The Great Alternative & Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1 Smith left Opal during the band's final tour and was replaced by Hope Sandoval , with Opal changing its name to Mazzy Star after the tour.
Smith formed a new band, The Guild of Temporal Adventurers, with JonahCorey and A. Philip Uberman,Ankeny, Jason "Allmusic|class=album|id=r176985/review|pure_url=yesThe Guild of Temporal Adventurers Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation who released an eponymous mini-LP in 1992, with Smith playing the pump organ , but her next release would not be until 1995 when her solo debut, Five Ways of Disappearing was issued on the 4AD label, and was described by Trouser Press as "an impressive — and colorful — achievement".Schoemer, Karen & Robbins, Ira " http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php? a=kendra_smith Kendra Smith", Trouser Press
Not much is known about her after the solo album came out except according to 4AD she had moved to the woods of Northern California in the early 1990s, living in a small cabin with no electricity, and returned there after making two appearances to promote the album." http://www.4ad.com/artists/kendrasmith Kendra Smith" at 4AD
The Dream Syndicate mini-LP (1982) Down There ( UK Indie Chart|UK Indie #25)Lazell, Barry (1997) Indie Hits 1980-1989 , Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
The Days of Wine and Roses (1983) Ruby/ Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade (UK Indie #7)
"Tell Me When It's Over" 12" EP (1983) Rough Trade (UK Indie #11)
Kendra Smith Presents the Guild of Temporal Adventurers mini-LP (1992) Fiasco
Solo
"Valley Of The Morning Sun" (1992) Warner Bros. (promo only)
Five Ways of Disappearing (1995) 4AD
External links
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Kendra+Smith Kendra Smith at discogs.com
References
Reflist Persondata| NAME =Smith, Kendra | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =14 March 1960 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Kendra Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:People from San Diego, California Category:American rock musicians
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