Carmine Appice 2005, he became an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization which provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in less privileged public schools throughout the USA. He has personally delivered instruments to children in the program and has also performed at benefit concerts for the organization and sits on its Honorary board of directors. In 2006, he formed the drum ensemble SLAMM in which Appice participates on drums playing alongside four young drummers. The show they put on has been described as "Stomp on steroids". The band filmed a promotional video for the Cable Network station
Stuart Smith (musician) picture "The Four Christmases" with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a guitarist in Dwight Yoakam's band. During his career, Smith has recorded or shared the stage with Keith Emerson, Richie Sambora, Joe Lynn Turner, Ritchie Blackmore, Slash, Buddy Guy, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, Paul Rodgers, Howard Leese, Carmine Appice, Ian Paice and David Paich. Stuart Smith (musician) Stuart Barry Smith (born 30 May 1956) is a British rock-blues guitarist and songwriter, who is best known for playing guitar in Sweet and Heaven & Earth. Smith was born in York, England, the son of an RAF jet fighter pilot. At