Slim Smith

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Slim Smith was a highly influential Jamaican rocksteady and early reggae singer known for his soulful voice and work with groups like The Techniques and The Uniques.

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Slim Smith canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jamaican singer ⓘ
human ⓘ
reggae musician ⓘ
rocksteady musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct The Leaders ⓘ
The Techniques ⓘ
The Uniques ⓘ
producer Bunny Lee ⓘ
linked to: Bunny Lee

producer Coxsone Dodd ⓘ
birthName Keith Smith ⓘ
causeOfDeath accident-related injuries ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Jamaica ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1948 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1973 ⓘ
genre reggae ⓘ
rocksteady ⓘ
ska ⓘ
heritage Afro-Jamaican ⓘ
influenced later reggae vocalists ⓘ
knownFor soulful vocal style ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
legacy considered one of the greatest rocksteady singers ⓘ
memberOf The Leaders ⓘ
The Techniques ⓘ
The Uniques ⓘ
movement rocksteady era of Jamaican music ⓘ
name Slim Smith ⓘ
notableAlbum Born To Love ⓘ
Just A Dream ⓘ
notableSongWithGroup Queen Majesty ⓘ
You Don’t Care ⓘ
linked to: You Don't Care
notableWork Ain’t Too Proud To Beg ⓘ
Everybody Needs Love ⓘ
Let Me Go Girl ⓘ
My Conversation ⓘ
Rain From The Skies ⓘ
The Time Has Come ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kingston, Jamaica ⓘ
recordLabel Pama Records ⓘ
Pressure Sounds ⓘ
Studio One ⓘ
Treasure Isle ⓘ
styleCharacteristic emotive phrasing ⓘ
gospel-influenced delivery ⓘ
vocalType tenor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bunny Lee → collaboratedWith → Slim Smith ⓘ
Striker Lee → workedWith → Slim Smith ⓘ
Slim Smith → name → Slim Smith ⓘ