Education
Smith originally studied guitar, and at the age of twelve moved to bass.
Smith originally studied guitar, and at the age of twelve moved to bass.
Loverboy sold over 23 million records. He was majoring in English at the University of Manitoba when he received a call from Paul Dean in Vancouver inviting him to join the band known today as Loverboy. After Loverboy disbanded in 1988, Smith was part of the band Dangerous, along with Mike Reno and Brian MacLeod.
He also worked as a late-night radio DJ at CFOX, albeit briefly.
Loverboy got back together for a benefit concert in 1991, and then reunited in 1993 and continued touring through the 1990s. Smith said in an interview, "We"re back because we like to rock and simply because promoters want to book us."
Experts say Smith could not have survived more than two and a half hours in waters that cold.
He was 45. The band toured in his memory the following year.