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Earl "Chinna" Smith

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Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a.Earl Flute andMelchezidek the High Priest,[1] is aJamaican guitarist active since the late 1960s. He is most well known for his work with theSoul Syndicate band and as guitarist forBob Marley & the Wailers, among others, and has recorded with many reggae artists, appearing on more than 500 albums.

Earl "Chinna" Smith
Background information
Birth nameEarl Smith
Also known asEarl Flute
Born (1955-08-06)6 August 1955 (age 69)
OriginKingston, Jamaica
GenresReggae
Instrument(s)Guitar,vocals,bass guitar,percussions
Years active1968–present
LabelsHigh Times, Makasound
Websitehttps://binghistramovement.com/

Biography

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Smith was born 6 August 1955, and raised by family friends in theGreenwich Farm area ofKingston.[2] His father and godfather were bothsound system owners, his father's,Smith's, operated byBunny Lee.[2] Earl tried to emulate them using a toy sound system, leading to his nickname of "Tuner" (after a hi-fi amplifier), which was corrupted to "Chuner" and later "Chinna".[2] Smith became interested in guitar as a teenager and made his own from sardine cans and fishing line.[2] He formed a vocal group with his friend Earl Johnson (who later recorded asEarl Zero) and another youth, and they regularly sat in on sessions by theSoul Syndicate band.[2] Smith was taught the basics of guitar by the band's guitarist Cleon Douglas, and became so adept at playing the band's repertoire that he was asked to join the band when Douglas emigrated to the United States.[2]

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Smith was the guitarist in Bunny Lee's house band that became known asThe Aggrovators.[3] He also recorded a few vocal tracks under the pseudonym Earl Flute for producerKeith Hudson. Smith also played inLee "Scratch" Perry's bandThe Upsetters.[4]

In 1976, Smith joinedBob Marley & the Wailers, appearing on theRastaman Vibration album, theLive at the Roxy album, and backed Marley at his historicOne Love Peace Concert performance in 1978. In addition, Smith played guitar on bed tracks recorded in Jamaica that were ultimately used on theExodus album, namelyThe Heathen,Three Little Birds, andOne Love, as well as the outtakeRoots.[5] Smith also appeared on theSurvival album, contributing rhythm guitar and percussion to the trackOne Drop, and on theUprising album, playing guitar onWe And Dem,Real Situation, andForever Loving Jah. In addition, Smith backed Marley on theCatch a Fire outtakeHigh Tide or Low Tide, as part ofSoul Syndicate, and overdubbed rhythm guitar on the live albumBabylon by Bus. Finally, Smith played guitar on the tracksBlackman Redemption,Rastaman Live Up, andI Know, which appeared onConfrontation.[6]Smith later worked withBob Marley's sonsJulian andZiggy, touring internationally with the latter and playing on hisConscious Party album.[3]

In 1980, Smith launched his own record label High Times, releasing records bySoul Syndicate,Prince Alla, andFreddie McGregor, and also formed the High Times Players (which featuredAugustus Pablo andDean Fraser amongst others) who acted as backing band toMutabaruka.[7] Smith also co-produced Mutabaruka's 1983 debut studio albumCheck It! The dub version of the album, credited to Smith, was released in 2004.

In 1986, Smith appeared as a member of Ernest Reed's (Jimmy Cliff) back-up band in the reggae-themed comedyClub Paradise.

In the 2000s, he worked on a series of albums recorded in his yard inSt. Andrew, featuring veteran musicians and singers includingCedric Myton,Linval Thompson,Junior Murvin, andKiddus I, thisInna de Yard series released by theFrench 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 instrumental version ofThe Heptones' albumHeptones on Top as a tribute to the band, along with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison; they had worked on the album for more than ten years.[9]

As well as working with many of the top Jamaican artists, Smith also recorded with artists such asLauryn Hill (onThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill) andAmy Winehouse (onFrank).[1]

In October 2013, it was announced that he was to be awarded a SilverMusgrave Medal later that month by theInstitute of Jamaica.[10]

In 2017, Smith worked with the Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and producerEmmanuel Anebsa on his EPBlack 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 benefit album online and as a limited edition vinyl LP printed by Third Man Pressing calledMaroon Songs: Born Free, Live Free, Ever Free, featuring Earl Chinna Smith,Errol Flabba Holt,Tyrone Downie and many other iconic Reggae artists and Maroon Drummers.[12]

Personal life

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Smith's sons and daughters have followed him into a music career, withJhamiela Smith (vocalist), Neosulann Smith (vocalist), Maria Smith (vocalist), Earl Smith Jr. (vocalist, studio engineer), JahJah (born Jahmai) (vocalist), and Ashea (born Itayi) (deejay),[13] and his last born, named from his stage name "Chinna" Chynnah Smith.

Solo album discography

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  • Sticky Fingers (1977), Third World
  • Home Grown (1991), High Times
  • Dub It! (2004), Nature 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 – with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison

Artists recorded

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Notes

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  1. ^abJohnson, Richard (2013) "The Melchizedek way",Jamaica Observer, 6 October 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2013
  2. ^abcdefKatz, p. 116
  3. ^abMoskowitz, p. 274
  4. ^Bradley, p. 326
  5. ^Goldman, Vivien (2006).The Book of Exodus. New York, NY: Penguin Random House. p. 198.
  6. ^Earl Smith - Lead Guitarist Interview (Television production). Jamaica: TVJ Entertainment. 3 September 2021.
  7. ^abPeter I
  8. ^Campbell
  9. ^Cooke
  10. ^"'Scratch' and 'Chinna' to get Musgrave Medals".Jamaica Observer. Archived fromthe original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved23 February 2025.
  11. ^"Black People by Emmanuel Anebsa".United Reggae. Retrieved26 March 2017.
  12. ^"Maroon Songs: Born Free, Live Free, Ever Free".Reggae-vibes.com. Retrieved13 November 2022.
  13. ^"Like father, like sons".Jamaica Observer. Archived fromthe original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved23 February 2025.

References

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