Celebrating 53 Years!

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THE PARTY IS OVER! TIME TO TALLY! WE WILL LET YOU KNOW!

Saturday Night at the Rathskeller!

Message from Steve Smith

Two great shows last weekend. Wednesday was our make up date for our show postponed at the Oakes Ames Memorial Hall, summer concert, North Eastern MA. The show had to be postponed because of a sever weather threat. But the weather for last Wednesday night for our make up date was spectacular and so was the night! We would like to thank Joan and crew for another great summer evening at Oakes Ames Memorial Hall. Friday was another night off for the Nakeds. On Saturday we returned to the Two Ten Oyster Bar, South County, RI. It was our first appearance there this summer. WE all thought Saturday might be a wash out. But the sky's cleared and the show went on as schedules outside on the deck. Thanks to Jessica and her crew it was the perfect evening! And the end to another great summer weekend!

Fasten your seat belts. It’s the last weekend in August and we're coming at you with four fantastic shows! It all starts on Wednesday in Bristol, RI. On Wednesday we will be performing at Blithewold Manor for the final show of their Summer Concert Series. Although we have performed for a few private function at Blithewold, we have never performed outside for their concert series. The show starts at 6:00p. Bring your own blankets and chairs on Wednesday. Friday it's our first appearance at the Bishop Hill Tavern, Johnston, RI. Friday is another outdoor show. I believe in honor of our first show there, the Tavern will be holding a pig roast. So come early, grab a bite to eat and a Gansett and enjoy the evening! Saturday is our evening show at the Rathskeller, Charlestown, RI. The show starts at 8:00p, Blankets and chairs are allowed. Gouge your self on the greatest french fries in the universe and Gansetts! Sunday we return to The Tavern On III. Formerly the Tavern On The Hill, West Greenwich, RI. Come join us at the beautiful pavilion outside. The Tavern has a great food menu and ice cold Gansetts. The Nakeds and I hope to see everyone all weekend long!

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong!

Hi Neighbor, Have Gansett this weekend!

As always, thanks to all of our fans for your support.

God Bless America!

Steve Smith

go to the main page to check out our full schedule. All of our shows are posted on our website and on Bands In Town.

Ladies Long Sleeve Tee. Available in Coral, Hot Pink, Black & Blue

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WHITE BEACH Bum COVER UP FOR THE SUMMER OF 2026! Available at all shows and in website store!

The Steve Smith and Nakeds Beach Bum Line. Now available online and at all of our shows. All women's apparel available in Blue, Black, Hot Pink and Coral. Time to start your holiday shopping today! thenakeds.com. The Nakeds Our Little Town Ornament is also available at the Where is Rhode Island Store at the Warwick Mall, Warwick, RI.

YOU NEED TO BE CHECKING THIS OUT! Here is the link you have been waiting for!

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The "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" music video can now be viewed on YouTube. We would like to thank Alec Asten and his Firesite Film crew for helping produce this spectacular video. Thanks also go out to Kevin Finnegan, Patrick McMullen and the whole Ocean Mist staff for allowing us to use the Mist to make our video. It's were we wanted to be. At the Beach, "You Should be TOO!

2025 Twenty Five Years as The Official Band of Narragansett Beer!

"IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY" Narragansett Brewing asked the band to play. We are very proud that Steve Smith and the Nakeds has been and still are the official band of Narragansett Beer. We can't thank Gansett enough for letting us be a part of their growing process since 2005 when they made the move to bring Narragansett Beer home to it's roots. You can now visit the facility at 271 Tockwotton Street, Providence, RI. The Nakeds and I look forward to promoting our favorite brew for another 20 years!

So Hi Neighbor! Have a Gansett!

The Steve Smith and Nakeds Beach Bum Line. Now available online and at all of our shows. All women's apparel available in Blue, Black, Hot Pink and Coral. Time to start your holiday shopping today! thenakeds.com. The Nakeds Our Little Town Ornament is also available at the Where is Rhode Island Store at the Warwick Mall, Warwick, RI.

The other night I was scanning the hundreds of movies available to me from my cable service. After a lengthy search I decided to revisit the Greatest Beer Run Ever. For those of you who haven't seen this movie yet, it's time to check it out.

Again my great friend Peter Farrelly chose another one of our songs to be placed in the Apple TV release, "The Greatest Beer Run Ever". We are honored, blessed and humbled that Peter would once again choose a Nakeds' song for this movie. "That's Alright" from our first Album, "Coming To Theatre Near You", is featured in "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" The film released on September 30, 2022 on Apple TV. The Movie features, Zac Efron, Russell Crowe and Bill Murray. Beer Run is directed by academy award winner and my friend Peter Farrely. We can't thank Peter enough for giving us this great honor and adding to the bands legacy! Check out the movie on Apple TV. It's just as fantastic as the first time I watched it!

After a year of brewing our Golden Anniversary Ale., Gansett let us know they will not be brewing any more of our beer. We can't thank Narragansett Beer enough for helping us celebrate our 50th Anniversary by giving us our own beer. Just a reminder. 2025 is the 20th Anniversary of Narragansett Beer's return to Rhode Island. It is also our 20th Anniversary of being the official band of Narragansett Beer! You never know? Maybe a beer commemorating our 20th year a representing Gansett.

Our Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale Tee Shirt is still available at all shows and on the Nakeds website.

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE STORE AND AT EVERY SHOW!

The new Nakeds 50th anniversary apparel!

Go to thenakeds.com

How "I'm Huge" came to be. By the early 1980s, Naked Truth had become the most popular band on Cape Cod. Their schedule included appearances at the biggest club on the Cape, The Casino By The Sea in Falmouth, Massachusetts, which encompassed every extra-celebratory point of the summer season from Memorial Day weekend to the Fourth of July to Labor Day weekend. But in Falmouth, there was an “extra” special weekend between the 4th and the end of summer: Road Race weekend in August. From 1972 to the present, Falmouth has played host to an annual seven mile race which ends at the Casino and by this time, there were over 10,000 runners competing. The band had become friendly with two of the bartenders at the Casino, Michael Hennessey and Billy Threadgold. (Bill was a college athlete who participated in the Road Race and worked his way through school tending bar in the summers.) In the summer of 1981, Mike and Billy bought a tiny motor boat to use as a fishing skiff in the mornings which, in tribute to the massive yachts, sailboats and cabin cruisers which docked or moored on the beach side of the Casino all summer, they christened “The Huge.” The little dinghy, which more often than not had to be bailed out in the morning before fishing could commence, became the talk of the town and “huge” became the buzzword of the summer:
How’re you doin’ today? I’m huge!
How was the band last night? They were huge!
How was that sandwich? It was huge!
Late one night during Fourth of July weekend ’81, the band was hanging out after their show with Billy and Mike sipping on GIQ’s of ‘Gansett. (The “Giant Imperial Quart” was a 42 ounce beer produced by the Narragansett Brewing Company of Cranston, Rhode Island, favored by the band which was dutifully and ritually stockpiled by the Nakeds before each road trip to ensure there would be some refreshments for the post-gig wind-down period after their shows.) One thing led to another and when someone asked, “How you doin’,” and got the expected answer, “I’m huge,” someone tossed out, “…and the babes go wild!” Next thing you know, Mike and Billy and trumpet player, Steve “The Kid” DeCurtis began running with the idea and the lines began to flow. Kevin Cason, the band’s bass player and chief arranger said, “I’d better write this down!” Before the sun came up, the song had been born. Before long, the band had worked up an arrangement of the tune and they debuted it at The Casino at their next appearance on Road Race weekend to a massive audience response. At that time MTV had been born and offered a format for unsigned bands to send independent videos for airplay on MTV. The show was called Basement Tapes. So in 1981 I had the idea of filming an
independent video of I'm Huge (and the babes go wild)! It was submitted to MTV's Basement Tapes and the Nakeds made the rotation. I recently dug up the beta master tape of that video and had it digitally formatted. Our 1983 I'm Huge (and the babes go wild) is now available to view on YouTube! https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU

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Message from Steve Smith

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Strong!

Hi Neighbor, Have Gansett this weekend!

As always, thanks to all of our fans for your support.

God Bless America!

Steve Smith

go to the main page to check out our full schedule. All of our shows are posted on our website and on Bands In Town.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WHITE BEACH Bum COVER UP FOR THE SUMMER OF 2026! Available at all shows and in website store!

YOU NEED TO BE CHECKING THIS OUT! Here is the link you have been waiting for!

https://youtu.be/rfANH-8Inao

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! SHARE THE LINK WITH EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

So Hi Neighbor! Have a Gansett!

The other night I was scanning the hundreds of movies available to me from my cable service. After a lengthy search I decided to revisit the Greatest Beer Run Ever. For those of you who haven't seen this movie yet, it's time to check it out.

Our Steve Smith and the Nakeds Golden Anniversary Ale Tee Shirt is still available at all shows and on the Nakeds website.

NOW AVAILABLE IN OUR ONLINE STORE AND AT EVERY SHOW!

The new Nakeds 50th anniversary apparel!

Go to thenakeds.com

As promised Our I'm Huge 1983 video is now available to view on YouTube! Check it out!

https://youtu.be/t0GdD-hgiSU

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