Gerald Smith is from Statesboro, Ga. but has
been residing in Nashville, TN for the past 12 years. Gerald currently makes
his living writing songs and has been doing so for the past 6 years. He has
had his songs recorded by such people as Lorrie Morgan, George Strait,
George Jones, Collin Raye, Perfect Stranger, Rick Orozco and many others.
Smith has written two songs that have gone to the number one position in the
country music charts. "What Part of No Don't You Understand" for Lorrie
Morgan and "Every Second" for Collin Raye. But, before Gerald became a
successful songwriter, he was performing around the country as the "Georgia
Quacker". He has performed as an artist on Hee Haw, Nashville Now, The Grand
Ole Opry as well as many other shows around the US.
Gerald has performed with Roy Clark, Buck Trent, Buck Owens, Mike Snider,
and many others. Gerald's infamous quacking sound is made by making a fist
and blowing in it like an instrument.
In addition to his quacking sounds, Gerald also sings and plays the guitar.
He attributes most of his talents to his father who also plays and performs
mostly around the Southeast Georgia area.
Gerald has recently completed a quacking album appropriately titled "Duck
Tape". It includes such songs as "Dueling Ducks", "A Dog Named Duck" and
"The Guitar and The Duck", which was performed by Smith and Mike Snider on
Hee Haw and the Nashville Network. Many of the songs on the cassette were
written by Smith. Gerald also sings all the songs and does the back up
Quacking.