Artist
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith is an acoustic artist from Omaha, NB formed in 1994. 15 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Acoustic · Omaha, NB · Best acoustic albums
- 15
- Releases
- 1994–2020
- Active years
- 1994
- Formed
Artist
Elliott Smith is an acoustic artist from Omaha, NB formed in 1994. 15 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Acoustic · Omaha, NB · Best acoustic albums
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Steven Paul “Elliott” Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician. Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar, but he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, bass, drums and harmonica. Smith had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his “whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery” and use of multi-tracking to create vocal harmonies. After playing in the rock band Heatmiser for several years, Smith began his solo career in 1994 with releases on the independent record labels Cavity Search and Kill Rock Stars. In 1997 he signed a contract with DreamWorks Records, for which he recorded two albums. Smith rose to mainstream prominence when his song “Miss Misery”, included in the soundtrack for the film Good Will Hunting, was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Original Song category in 1997. Smith battled with depression, alcoholism and drug addiction for years, and these topics often appeared in his lyrics. At age 34, he died in Los Angeles, California from two stab wounds to the chest. The a…
