Scott Smith (musician)

Scott Smith
Birth nameDonald Scott Smith
Born(1955-02-13)13 February 1955
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died30 November 2000(2000-11-30) (aged 45)
Off the coast of San Francisco
GenresRock, hard rock
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBass guitar
DisappearedNovember 30, 2000 (aged 45)
Off the coast of San Francisco
StatusMissing for 23 years, 11 months and 25 days

Donald Scott Smith (13 February 1955 – 30 November 2000) was a Canadian musician and the bassist for Canadian rock band Loverboy. The band are best known for their hit singles "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose", although their U.S. Top Ten hits were "Lovin' Every Minute of It" in 1985 and "This Could Be the Night" in 1986. The band won six Juno Awards in 1982[1] and has sold over 23 million records.[2]

  1. ^ Downey, Donn (16 December 2000). "An icon of Canadian rock", The Globe and Mail, p. F8.
  2. ^ (11 January 2001). "Loverboy holds auditions after loss of Scott Smith in boating mishap", The Canadian Press.