Joseph William Feliciano Smith was a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, drummer and guitarist.
12 Facts About Pepe Smith
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Pepe Smith was born on December 25,1947, to Edgar William Pepe Smith, a US serviceman; and Conchita Feliciano, a native of Angeles, Pampanga where Clark Air Force base was then located.
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Pepe Smith learned to play the drums by about age 9, and formed his first rock band at age 11, in 1959.
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Pepe Smith composed Juan de la Cruz's arguably most classic song "Himig Natin" backstage in a ladies' toilet in 1972, while waiting for his turn to play in a concert called "Himig Natin" at the Rizal Park grounds in Manila.
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On October 5,1991, Pepe Smith was arrested in his home in Quezon City for illegal possession of methamphetamine.
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Pepe Smith was jailed for 19 months for alleged drug trafficking beginning in 1992.
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Pepe Smith released his first solo album, Idiosyncrasies, on Alpha Records in 2005.
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Pepe Smith had been associated with several women over the course of his life, and had five children.
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Pepe Smith is followed by former MYX VJ Sanya Smith, born 1985, Beebop, born 1989, Desiderata, born 1991 and Delta, born 1992.
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Pepe Smith had suffered his third stroke in 2017, with the first leaving him with a speech impediment.
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Pepe Smith died on January 28,2019, at the Arnaiz Hospital at age 71, after being rushed to the hospital after he complained of chest pain while practicing playing the guitar that day in Cainta, Rizal.
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Pepe Smith was laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Park in Paranaque.