Anyone ever hear of Elliot Smith?

I received a guitar from my friend. Its a "Drifter" acoustic. Is that any good? Also, one of my favorite musicians is Elliot Smith. He's unbelievable. Have any of you guys ever heard of him. He played a lot of songs from the "Good Will Hunting" soundtrack (my favorite movie) and i think he had another song on the "american Beauty" sndtrk. This guy is unbelievable at playing all instruments especially the guitar.