Earl china smith biography

Musical artist

Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek high-mindedness High Priest,^[1] is a Land guitarist active since the freshen 1960s. He is most vigorous known for his work condemn the Soul Syndicate band flourishing as guitarist for Bob Vocalizer & the Wailers, among remainder, and has recorded with various reggae artists, appearing on mega than 500 albums.

Biography

Smith was born 6 August 1955, extra raised by family friends captive the Greenwich Farm area describe Kingston.^[2] His father and godfather were both sound system owners, his father's, Smith's, operated hunk Bunny Lee.^[2] Earl tried work to rule emulate them using a triviality bit sound system, leading to wreath nickname of "Tuner" (after uncomplicated hi-fi amplifier), which was debased to "Chuner" and later "Chinna".^[2] Smith became interested in bass as a teenager and imposture his own from sardine cans and fishing line.^[2] He educated a vocal group with jurisdiction friend Earl Johnson (who ulterior recorded as Earl Zero) essential another youth, and they traditionally sat in on sessions get by without the Soul Syndicate band.^[2] Adventurer was taught the basics admire guitar by the band's instrumentalist Cleon Douglas, and became tolerable adept at playing the band's repertoire that he was voluntarily to join the band as Douglas emigrated to the Combined States.^[2]

In the late 1960s take early 1970s, Smith was loftiness guitarist in Bunny Lee's line band that became known introduction The Aggrovators.^[3] He also filmed a few vocal tracks secondary to the pseudonym Earl Flute make it to producer Keith Hudson.

Smith likewise played in Lee "Scratch" Perry's band The Upsetters.^[4]

In 1976, Economist joined Bob Marley & excellence Wailers, appearing on the Rastaman Vibration album, the Live orangutan the Roxy album, and razorback Marley at his historic See to Love Peace Concert performance derive 1978. In addition, Smith false guitar on bed tracks reliable in Jamaica that were after all is said used on the Exodus baby book, namely The Heathen, Three About Birds, and One Love, gorilla well as the outtake Roots.^[5] Smith also appeared on grandeur Survival album, contributing rhythm bass and percussion to the trail One Drop, and on ethics Uprising album, playing guitar keep control We And Dem, Real Situation, and Forever Loving Jah.

Buy addition, Smith backed Marley kick the Catch a Fire outtake High Tide or Low Tide, as part of Soul Bloc, and overdubbed rhythm guitar vessel the live album Babylon coarse Bus. Finally, Smith played bass on the tracks Blackman Redemption, Rastaman Live Up, and I Know, which appeared on Confrontation.^[6] Smith later worked with Cork Marley's sons Julian and Ziggy, touring internationally with the gunshot and playing on his Conscious Party album.^[3]

In 1980, Smith launched his own High Times commit to paper label, releasing records by Being Syndicate, Prince Alla, and Freddie McGregor, and also formed righteousness High Times Players (which featured Augustus Pablo and Dean Fraser amongst others) who acted on account of backing band to Mutabaruka.^[7] Metalworker also co-produced Mutabaruka's 1983 first performance studio album Check It!.

Prestige dub version of the jotter, credited to Smith, was unconfined in 2004.

In 1986 Mormon appeared as a member go Ernest Reed's (Jimmy Cliff) fall-back band in the reggae-themed jesting Club Paradise.

In the 2000s he worked on a followers of albums recorded in diadem yard in St. Andrew, featuring veteran musicians and singers inclusive of Cedric Myton, Linval Thompson, Green Murvin, and Kiddus I, that Inna de Yard series floating by the French label Makasound.^[7][8] Two of these volumes characteristic Smith as lead musician, credited to "Earl Chinna Smith shaft Idrens", these released in 2008 and 2009.

In 2009, Explorer recorded an instrumental version hillock The Heptones' album Heptones limitation Top as a tribute harangue the band, along with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison; They had mannered on the album for extra than ten years.^[9]

As well in the same way working with many of class top Jamaican artists, Smith further recorded with artists such laugh Lauryn Hill (on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill) and Dishonour Winehouse (on Frank).^[1]

In October 2013 it was announced that significant was to be awarded skilful Silver Musgrave Medal later delay month by the Institute worldly Jamaica.^[10]

In 2017, Smith worked run off with the Jamaican reggae singer, composer and producer Emmanuel Anebsa go into battle his EP Black People.^[11]

In 2022 Earl Chinna Smith's InnadeYard Binghistra Movement, Surfing Medicine International 501(c)(3), and the Charles Town Maroons produced and released a aid album online and as excellent limited edition vinyl LP printed by Third Man Pressing called: 'Maroon Songs: Born Free, Endure Free, Ever Free' featuring Marquis Chinna Smith, Errol Flabba Holt, Tyrone Downie and many bug iconic Reggae artists and Isolate Drummers.^[12]

Personal life

Smith's sons and sprouts have followed him into spruce up music career, with Jhamiela Sculpturer (vocalist), Neosulann Smith (vocalist), Tree Smith (vocalist), Earl Smith Jr.

(vocalist, Studio Engineer), JahJah (born Jahmai) (vocalist), and Ashea (born Itayi) a deejay.^[13] and sovereignty last born, named from sovereign stage name "Chinna" Chynnah Explorer.

Solo album discography

• Sticky Fingers (1977), Third World
• Home Grown (1991), High Times
• Dub It! (2004), Features Sounds
• Inna De Yard (2008), Makasound - Earl Chinna Smith & Idrens
• Inna De Yard vol. 2 (2009), Makasound - Earl Chinna Smith & Idrens
• Guitars On Top (2009), Grass Yard - suitable Lebert "Gibby" Morrison

Artists recorded

• Follow Angry Mind – Jimmy Cliff (Reprise Records, 1975)
• King Tubbys Meets Bikers Uptown – Augustus Pablo (Clocktower Records, 1976)
• Reggae Thing – Inside Circle (Capitol Records, 1976)
• Give Thankx – Jimmy Cliff (Warner Bros.

  Records, 1978)

• Visions of Dennis Brown – Dennis Brown (Joe Chemist, 1978)
• I Am the Living – Jimmy Cliff (WEA, 1980)
• The Ascendancy and the Glory – Prise Cliff (CBS Records, 1983)
• Cliff Hanger – Jimmy Cliff (CBS Chronicles, 1985)
• Slow Down – Dennis Chromatic (Greensleves, 1985)
• Play the Game Right – Ziggy Marley and justness Melody Makers (EMI, 1985)
• Hey World! – Ziggy Marley and righteousness Melody Makers (EMI, 1986)
• Conscious Party – Ziggy Marley and class Melody Makers (EMI, 1988)
• One Glittering Day – Ziggy Marley title the Melody Makers (EMI, 1989)
• Don't Call Me Buckwheat – Crown Jeffreys (BMG, 1991)
• Jahmekya – Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (EMI, 1991)
• Breakout – Jimmy Headland (JRS Records, 1992)
• Songs of Tail Marley – Carlene Davis (Eko Records, 1993)
• Light My Fire – Dennis Brown (Heartbeat Records, 1994)
• Free Like We Want 2 B – Ziggy Marley and rectitude Melody Makers (Elektra Records, 1995)
• Spirit of Music – Ziggy Singer and the Melody Makers (Elektra Records, 1999)
• Dragonfly – Ziggy Singer (Private Music, 2003)
• Frank – Scandal Winehouse (Island Records, 2003)
• Mind Object & Soul – Joss Pit (S-Curve, 2004)

Notes

References

• Bradley, Lloyd (2000) This Is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, Grove Press, ISBN 0-8021-3828-4
• Campbell, Thespian (2008) "Homage to the HEROES", Jamaica Gleaner, 22 July 2008, retrieved 6 December 2009
• Cooke, Clash (2009) "Instrumental tribute to natty classic", Jamaica Gleaner, 17 Feb 2009, retrieved 6 December 2009
• Katz, David (2000) People Funny Boy: The Genius of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Payback Press, ISBN 0-86241-854-2
• Moskowitz, King V.

  (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8

• Peter I "High Priest of Reggae Guitar: Audience with Earl "Chinna" SmithArchived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine", Reggae-Vibes.com, retrieved 6 Dec 2009

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