Smutty Smiff (born 5 July 1959 in East London, England), also known as Stephen Dennis Smith, is a British musician, one of the founding members of rockabilly punk band Levi and the Rockats, discovered by Leee Black Childers, tour manager of David Bowie, Iggy Pop and the Stooges.
[2] He also released one sold-out book called Kats, Tats, Cars and Creepers[3][4] as well as co-writing two songs for the John Travolta movie, the General's Daughter 's soundtrack,[5] and appeared in Where the Boys Are.
He toured with The Rockats, opening for Tina Turner, the Clash, David Bowie, Kiss, the Pretenders, Bob Dylan, the Go-Go's, Ramones, Talking Heads, and Joan Jett among others.
Following the release of The Rockats' biggest hit "Make That Move" in 1984, after four months of rehab, Smiff relocated from Arizona to California and formed the Havalinas with Tim Scott McConnell.
[7] Smutty's fiberglass upright bass, with custom pin striping and his name written across the lower bout, was stolen along with the rest of the Rockats' gear in 1982.