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Live Music Friday: David G. Smith

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Scott Pohl
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David G. Smith performs music from his new album 'First Love' in WKAR's Studio S.

David G. Smith is our Live Music Friday guest ahead of a couple of Friday gigs in East Lansing. The Iowa-based singer-guitarist has a new album is called “First Love.”

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BONUS MUSIC: David G. Smith, 'First Love'

Our Live Music Friday guest today is David G. Smith, a singer-songwriter out of Iowa who’s in town to play an acoustic lunch set today at the Broad Art Museum and a Pump House Concert tonight. He has a new album called “First Love.”

Smith has worked with or shared the stage with the likes of Justin Townes Earle, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot and Keb’ Mo’.

David G. Smith performs "I Can't Tell" and "In the Silence" from his new album.

Scott Pohl has maintained an on-call schedule reporting for WKAR following his retirement after 36 years on the air at the station.
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