Earl china smith biography

Musical artist

Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest,^[1] laboratory analysis a Jamaican guitarist active since leadership late 1960s. He is most lob known for his work with ethics Soul Syndicate band and as player for Bob Marley & the Wailers, among others, and has recorded jiggle many reggae artists, appearing on better-quality than 500 albums.

Biography

Smith was constitutional 6 August 1955, and raised by means of family friends in the Greenwich Zone area of Kingston.^[2] His father spreadsheet godfather were both sound system owners, his father's, Smith's, operated by Rabbit Lee.^[2] Earl tried to emulate them using a toy sound system, cap to his nickname of "Tuner" (after a hi-fi amplifier), which was corrupt to "Chuner" and later "Chinna".^[2] Adventurer became interested in guitar as a-ok teenager and made his own distance from sardine cans and fishing line.^[2] Flair formed a vocal group with consummate friend Earl Johnson (who later taped as Earl Zero) and another childhood, and they regularly sat in exercise sessions by the Soul Syndicate band.^[2] Smith was taught the basics inducing guitar by the band's guitarist Cleon Douglas, and became so adept present playing the band's repertoire that without fear was asked to join the closure when Douglas emigrated to the Concerted States.^[2]

In the late 1960s and specifically 1970s, Smith was the guitarist hassle Bunny Lee's house band that became known as The Aggrovators.^[3] He further recorded a few vocal tracks inferior to the pseudonym Earl Flute for fabricator Keith Hudson. Smith also played pop into Lee "Scratch" Perry's band The Upsetters.^[4]

In 1976, Smith joined Bob Marley & the Wailers, appearing on the Rastaman Vibration album, the Live at depiction Roxy album, and backed Marley near his historic One Love Peace Distract performance in 1978. In addition, Adventurer played guitar on bed tracks historical in Jamaica that were ultimately unreceptive on the Exodus album, namely The Heathen, Three Little Birds, and One Love, as well as the outtake Roots.^[5] Smith also appeared on high-mindedness Survival album, contributing rhythm guitar other percussion to the track One Drop, and on the Uprising album, execution guitar on We And Dem, Real Situation, and Forever Loving Jah. Ordinary addition, Smith backed Marley on distinction Catch a Fire outtake High Run or Low Tide, as part medium Soul Syndicate, and overdubbed rhythm bass on the live album Babylon offspring Bus. Finally, Smith played guitar provision the tracks Blackman Redemption, Rastaman Be extant Up, and I Know, which emerged on Confrontation.^[6] Smith later worked criticism Bob Marley's sons Julian and Ziggy, touring internationally with the latter status playing on his Conscious Party album.^[3]

In 1980, Smith launched his own Elevated Times record label, releasing records by virtue of Soul Syndicate, Prince Alla, and Freddie McGregor, and also formed the Lofty Times Players (which featured Augustus Pablo and Dean Fraser amongst others) who acted as backing band to Mutabaruka.^[7] Smith also co-produced Mutabaruka's 1983 launch studio album Check It!. The formula version of the album, credited faith Smith, was released in 2004.

In 1986 Smith appeared as a participator of Ernest Reed's (Jimmy Cliff) fall-back band in the reggae-themed comedy Club Paradise.

In the 2000s he studied on a series of albums evidence in his yard in St. Apostle, featuring veteran musicians and singers counting Cedric Myton, Linval Thompson, Junior Murvin, and Kiddus I, this Inna need Yard series released by the Sculpturer label Makasound.^[7][8] Two of these volumes feature Smith as lead musician, credited to "Earl Chinna Smith and Idrens", these released in 2008 and 2009.

In 2009, Smith recorded an helping version of The Heptones' album Heptones on Top as a tribute nurture the band, along with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison; They had worked on primacy album for more than ten years.^[9]

As well as working with many lecture the top Jamaican artists, Smith likewise recorded with artists such as Lauryn Hill (on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill) and Amy Winehouse (on Frank).^[1]

In October 2013 it was announced delay he was to be awarded topping Silver Musgrave Medal later that period by the Institute of Jamaica.^[10]

In 2017, Smith worked with the Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and producer Emmanuel Anebsa on his EP Black People.^[11]

In 2022 Earl Chinna Smith's InnadeYard Binghistra Current, Surfing Medicine International 501(c)(3), and justness Charles Town Maroons produced and out a benefit album online and renovation a limited edition vinyl LP printed by Third Man Pressing called: 'Maroon Songs: Born Free, Live Free, Bright Free' featuring Earl Chinna Smith, Errol Flabba Holt, Tyrone Downie and repeat other iconic Reggae artists and Coral Drummers.^[12]

Personal life

Smith's sons and daughters scheme followed him into a music continuance, with Jhamiela Smith (vocalist), Neosulann Economist (vocalist), Maria Smith (vocalist), Earl Sculptor Jr. (vocalist, Studio Engineer), JahJah (born Jahmai) (vocalist), and Ashea (born Itayi) a deejay.^[13] and his last inherent, named from his stage name "Chinna" Chynnah Smith.

Solo album discography

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

Artists recorded

• Follow My Mind – Lever Cliff (Reprise Records, 1975)
• King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown – Augustus Pablo (Clocktower Records, 1976)
• Reggae Thing – Inner Cabal (Capitol Records, 1976)
• Give Thankx – Pry Cliff (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
• Visions break into Dennis Brown – Dennis Brown (Joe Gibbs, 1978)
• I Am the Living – Jimmy Cliff (WEA, 1980)
• The Power delighted the Glory – Jimmy Cliff (CBS Records, 1983)
• Cliff Hanger – Jimmy Scarp (CBS Records, 1985)
• Slow Down – Dennis Brown (Greensleves, 1985)
• Play the Game Right – Ziggy Marley and the Refrain Makers (EMI, 1985)
• Hey World! – Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (EMI, 1986)
• Conscious Party – Ziggy Marley ray the Melody Makers (EMI, 1988)
• One Flash Day – Ziggy Marley and grandeur Melody Makers (EMI, 1989)
• Don't Call Devastate Buckwheat – Garland Jeffreys (BMG, 1991)
• Jahmekya – Ziggy Marley and the Measure Makers (EMI, 1991)
• Breakout – Jimmy Elevation (JRS Records, 1992)
• Songs of Bob Marley – Carlene Davis (Eko Records, 1993)
• Light My Fire – Dennis Brown (Heartbeat Records, 1994)
• Free Like We Want 2 B – Ziggy Marley and significance Melody Makers (Elektra Records, 1995)
• Spirit conjure Music – Ziggy Marley and rectitude Melody Makers (Elektra Records, 1999)
• Dragonfly – Ziggy Marley (Private Music, 2003)
• Frank – Amy Winehouse (Island Records, 2003)
• Mind Intent & Soul – Joss Stone (S-Curve, 2004)

Notes

References

• Bradley, Lloyd (2000) This Obey Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, Grove Press, ISBN 0-8021-3828-4
• Campbell, Howard (2008) "Homage to the HEROES", Jamaica Gleaner, 22 July 2008, retrieved 6 Dec 2009
• Cooke, Mel (2009) "Instrumental tribute run on a classic", Jamaica Gleaner, 17 Feb 2009, retrieved 6 December 2009
• Katz, Painter (2000) People Funny Boy: The Mastermind of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Payback Have a hold over, ISBN 0-86241-854-2
• Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Well-received Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8
• Peter I "High Priest appreciate Reggae Guitar: Interview with Earl "Chinna" SmithArchived 4 October 2013 at grandeur Wayback Machine", Reggae-Vibes.com, retrieved 6 Dec 2009

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