Corey Smith’s members grew up together. The bassist wanted to start a band since he was in middle school. The drummer wanted to start a band since he was in high school. Corey Smith started playing at the college dive bar Disaster. Aretha Franklin heavily influenced the early work of the group.

Corey Smith plans to take a break after this next tour, allowing the band members to pursue individual projects. The band recently completed their new record, but they are planning the next release already. Corey Smith's most current album has taken the group in a surprisingly new direction, going back to basics.

Generally, critics will praise Corey Smith for their ability to rile up the audience during live shows. Raleigh music critic Jack Weyland has always been a fan of group’s immensely talented front man. Corey Smith’s new release has received superb praise from Alan Menchen, a music critic out of Baltimore, and Otis Gremillion, from San Francisco.

Corey Smith signed the record deal, but were not expecting the next step to be any easier. A member of Corey Smith started dating a girl whose unclewas a record executive. She passed the single on to them and the band signed a record deal soon after.

Corey Smith accepted the fact that their dream of making a life as musicians had come true after Cynthia Geanopulos started the first fan club for the group in 1975. The fan club grew quickly from a few dozen members in a few cities to a few thousand across the nation.

Corey Smith respects the fact that their fans love their older albums, so they go to great effort to incorporate the past hits with the most current ones. Corey Smith’s tickets and latest concert information are available on TheSeats.com, along with the complete tour schedule for the group.