Steve
Smith
originally joined the Lawrence Welk Show in 1965 as
a member of the Blenders. After the Blenders broke
up, Smith stayed on with the Show from 1967 to 1969.
Smith was born and raised in San Francisco on May
30, 1945. While attending Westmont College in Santa
Barbara, Steve hooked up with fellow students Bob
Duncan, Greg Dixon and Johnny Johnson to form the
Blenders. After discovering their talent, Welk
invited them to join his show in Hollywood, which
they did. While on the show, he dated both Jo Ann
Castle and Cissy King.
After leaving the Show in
1969, Smith decided to finish college.
Afterward, Steve went back to show business,
performing with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra as
well as serving as a studio singer for the Carol
Burnett Show in the 1970's. From 1982 to 1998,
Smith and Duncan were members of the Diamonds,
which Duncan purchased the rights to after the
death of John Felton in 1982.
Steve is
also a successful businessman and he and his
wife, Hope, own and operate the Sierra Sky
Lodge, a popular vacation spot, in Cromberg, CA.