THIS G.E. HAS A FEW GOOD THINGS OF HIS OWN.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: MICHAEL ECK Special to the Times Union

Never doubt the power of television. Without any hits, airplay or even albums of his own really (save perhaps the forgotten pop gem ``In The World''), guitarist G.E. Smith managed to pack two-thirds of a houseful into the Empire Center at The Egg Saturday.

Smith, of course, is best known as leader of the ``Saturday Night Live'' house band, a post he held for a decade from 1985 to 1995. He's also lent his guitar heroics to the likes of Hall & Oates, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan, but it's clearly his broadcast exposure that brought curious fans downtown in the cold.

And Smith didn't let anyone down.

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