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Earl "Chinna" Smith is a Jamaican reggae guitarist and producer. He is best known for his work with Bob Marley and the Wailers, as well as for his solo work. He has also worked with artists such as Burning Spear, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Steel Pulse.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Smith began playing guitar at the age of 12. He was soon playing in local bands, and by the age of 16 he was playing with Bob Marley and the Wailers. He was a member of the Wailers from 1972 to 1974, and played on the albums Catch a Fire, Burnin', and Natty Dread.
In 1975, Smith left the Wailers and began a solo career. He released his first solo album, Chinna & Friends, in 1976. He has since released several more albums, including Chinna & The Roots Radics (1980), Chinna & The Reggae Revolution (1982), and Chinna & The Reggae All Stars (1985).
In addition to his solo work, Smith has produced albums for other artists, including Burning Spear's Man in the Hills (1976) and Hail H.I.M. (1977), and Steel Pulse's Handsworth Revolution (1978). He has also worked as a session musician for other artists, including Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Jimmy Cliff.
As of 2021, Earl "Chinna" Smith's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
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Earl Smith |
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69 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
6 August 1955 |
| Birthday |
6 August |
| Birthplace |
Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nationality |
Jamaica |
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Earl "Chinna" Smith Height, Weight & Measurements
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Earl "Chinna" Smith Net Worth
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Earl "Chinna" Smith's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In 2017, Smith worked with the Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and producer Emmanuel Anebsa on his EP Black People.
In October 2013 it was announced that he was to be awarded a Silver Musgrave Medal later that month by the Institute of Jamaica.
In 2009, Smith recorded an instrumental version of The Heptones' album Heptones on Top as a tribute to the band, along with Lebert "Gibby" Morrison; They had worked on the album for more than ten years.
In the 2000s he worked on a series of albums recorded in his yard in St. Andrew, featuring veteran musicians and singers including Cedric Myton, Linval Thompson, Junior Murvin, and Kiddus I, this Inna de Yard series released by the French label Makasound. Two of these volumes feature Smith as lead musician, credited to "Earl Chinna Smith and Idrens", these released in 2008 and 2009.
In 1986 Smith appeared as a member of Ernest Reed's (Jimmy Cliff) back-up band in the reggae-themed comedy Club Paradise.
In 1980, Smith launched his own High Times record label, releasing records by Soul Syndicate, Prince Alla, and Freddie McGregor, and also formed the High Times Players (which featured Augustus Pablo and Dean Fraser amongst others) who acted as backing band to Mutabaruka. Smith also co-produced Mutabaruka's 1983 debut studio album Check It!. The dub version of the album, credited to Smith, was released in 2004.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Smith was the guitarist in Bunny Lee's house band that became known as The Aggrovators. Smith also played in Lee "Scratch" Perry's band The Upsetters. He worked with Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1976, and later worked with Marley's sons Julian and Ziggy, touring internationally with the latter and playing on his Conscious Party album. He also recorded a few tracks under the pseudonym Earl Flute for producer Keith Hudson.
Earl "Chinna" Smith (born 6 August 1955), a.k.a. Earl Flute and Melchezidek the High Priest, is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late 1960s. He is most well known for his work with the Soul Syndicate band and has recorded with many reggae artists, appearing on more than 500 albums.
Smith was born on 6 August 1955, and raised by family friends in the Greenwich Farm area of Kingston. His father and godfather were both sound system owners, his father's, Smith's, operated by Bunny Lee. 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". Smith became interested in guitar as a teenager and made his own from sardine cans and fishing line. He formed a vocal group with his friend Earl Johnson (who later recorded as Earl Zero) and another youth, and they regularly sat in on sessions by the Soul Syndicate band. 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.
