R.I.P.: Michael "Smitty" Smith of Paul Revere and the Raiders

Update (3/20/01) Mark Lindsay has written a tribute to Smitty on his site.

(3/11/01) According to information on both the official Paul Revere and the Raiders and Mark Lindsay websites, original Raiders drummer Mike "Smitty" Smith has died. As a longtime Raider fan, we send our sincerest condolences to Paul, Mark, Drake and Fang.  This news item brought to you by Abbeyrd's Beatles Page