Claydes "Charles" Smith (born Claydes Eugene Smith; September 6, 1948 – June 20, 2006) was an American musician best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of the group Kool & the Gang. == Biography == === Early life === Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was introduced to jazz guitar by his father in the early 1960s. === Kool & the Gang === In the late 1960s, he joined with Ronald Bell (later Khalis Bayyan), Robert "Kool" Bell, George... [more on Wikipedia]
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