Pepe Smith

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Joseph William Smith (drummer-singer-songwriter), known as Joey Smith, and more popularly as Pepe Smith, is the acknowledged founder of original Filipino rock music, or "Pinoy Rock".

Born to an American serviceman and Filipina mother in Subic Naval Base, he grew up in the Kamuning district of Quezon City, with his maternal grandmother from the age of three. He formed his first rock 'n' roll band at the age of eleven.

A member of the nationalistic and the seminal Philippine rock group, the Juan dela Cruz Band. "Juan dela Cruz" is the nationally accepted term for the Everyman in Philippine society. The Juan dela Cruz Band initiated the rock music revolution in the Philippines, veering away from covers of foreign hit songs and focusing on original songwriting.

Albums (Juan dela Cruz Band)

  • Up In Arms (1972)
  • Himig Natin (1973)
  • Maskara
  • Super Session
  • Kahit Anong Mangyari (1981)
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