ZACHERY SMITH //
WORSHIP PASTOR OF
CORNERSTONE CHURCH,
SAN ANTONIO, TX
by Mitch Bohannon
WORSHIP MUSICIANS – OUR INSTRUMENT IS OUR VOICE
I have been a fan of Zachery Smith for some I grew up in East Texas. I started off with an Dad’s guitar. I just loved it! I was a drummer
years now. He’s a guitar player’s guitar player. old Telecaster. It was my Dad’s ’78 Fender. He already but something was just drawing me to
For someone who loves swampy country and had bought it from a guy…there was an old it. I was probably like 14 or 15 at the time.
blues guitar, I could listen to him play all day country singer named, Boxcar Willie and this long. He has such a tasteful approach and he’s guitar had laid under a bus that a buddy of ours I would listen to cassette tapes of some very-
in tune with the Lord, I can’t wait for ya’ll to get had bought from Boxcar Willie. So anyway, my non-worship bands (laughs). Starting off, my
to know Zach. Dad plays guitar and bought this one. So, he’s big influences were people like Roy Nichols
really my first influence. While my Dad would be and Redd Volkaert, who both played with Merle
[WM] To start, how do you characterize your working or whatever, my Mom would allow me Haggard. Then there was Vince Gill and Lynyrd
playing and who were big influences for you? to sneak in there and play his guitar. My Dad Skynyrd. That’s really what tipped me into
was an evangelist – he’s a pastor now, so while listening to guitar stuff. Once my Dad started
he would be working, Mom would let me grab seeing my interest peaking specifically toward
[Zachery Smith] Well back to my roots…
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