Slim Smith

Slim Smith
Background information
Born
Keith Smith

(1948-10-05)5 October 1948
OriginKingston, Jamaica
Died9 October 1972(1972-10-09) (aged 24)
GenresRocksteady, reggae, ska
Years active1960s–1970s

Slim Smith (born Keith Smith; 5 October 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica – 9 October 1972) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. In their book Reggae: The Rough Guide (1997), Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton described Smith as "the greatest vocalist to emerge in the rocksteady era".

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