Slim Smith (born Keith Smith; 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica – 1972) was a 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".
Smith first came to prominence as a member of the Victors Youth Band, who were highly praised at the 1964 Jamaican Festival. He subsequently became a founding member and lead vocalist of The Techniques, who recorded primarily with Duke Reid for his Treasure Isle label. In 1964 they recorded several songs for Byron Lee, two of which, "Don't Do It" and "No One", were included on the LP The Real Jamaica Ska released by Epic Records and co-produced by Curtis Mayfield. After the Techniques disbanded in 1965, he formed The Uniques, who released a handful of singles including the R&B influenced "Do Me Good" released on Ken Lack's Caltone records in 1966.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Slim Smith's material in the late 70's on his radio programmes. He would play further material from the singer into the 80's and beyond on his radio programmes.
Shows Played[]
- 03 December 1979: Zip-A-Di-Do-Da (7")
- 1980
- 07 August 1980: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (LP - Memorial) Trojan
- 13 August 1980: Travel On (LP - Memorial) Trojan
- 20 August 1980: Rain From The Skies (LP - The Time Has Come) Pama
- 1987
- 09 November 1987: Spanish Harlem (7" - Spanish Harlem / Slipaway)
- 1989
- 09 January 1989: Give Me Some More Loving (v/a LP - Harry Mudie & Friends: Let Me Tell You Boy) Trojan
- 13 April 1989: The Beatitude (v/a album - Jumping With Mr. Lee 1967-68) Trojan
- 2004
- 10 August 2004: Will You Still Love Me? (7") Gorgan