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Garnett Silk Net Worth
How rich is Garnett Silk? For this question we spent 9 hours on research (Wikipedia, Youtube, we read books in libraries, etc) to review the post.
The main source of income: Musicians
Total Net Worth at the moment 2024 year – is about $181,4 Million.
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Garnett Silk information Birth date: April 2, 1966 Death date: 1994-12-09 Birth place: Mandeville, Manchester Profession:Soundtrack Children:Derron Smith, Fabian Smith, Arrayma Smith, Wayzero Smith, Garnet Smith, Derron Smith, Fabian Smith, Arrayma Smith, Wayzero Smith, Garnet Smith
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How tall is Garnett Silk – 1,85m.
How much weight is Garnett Silk – 74kg
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Biography,Little BimboSmith was born in Manchester, Jamaica. His musical career began at the age of twelve, when he performed under the name Little Bimbo. During the 1980s he worked as a deejay on sound systems such as Conquering Lion, Soul Remembrance, Peppers Disco, Stereophonic, and Destiny Outernational (where he first met Tony Rebel). He recorded his first track in 1985, but it would be two years later before his first single, Problem Everywhere was released. An album of material from this period (Journey) was later released. In 1988, he joined Sugar Minotts Youth Promotion label, releasing No Disrespect, and working regularly with Tony Rebel, Smith now being billed simply as Bimbo. The pair began performing as a duo around the sound systems to much acclaim. The Garnett Silk Meets the Conquering Lion: A Dub Plate Selection album dates from about this time and features a clutch of exclusive recordings the DJ cut for the sound system from the mid-1980s through the end of the decade. Rebel, a Rastarfari, eventually converted Smith to his religion with the help of dub poet Yasus Afari, a close friend of both the DJs.Singing careerIn 1989, at the suggestion of veteran singer Derrick Morgan, Smith turned from deejaying to singing, with a recording session at Bunny Lees studio with Rebel, including tracks recorded separately, as a duo, and with Anthony Selassie, and he began working under his real name. The Heartbeat labels Tony Rebel Meets Garnett Silk in a Dancehall Conference compiles these early Morgan-overseen recordings. The success of this session led him to continue as a singer, going on to work with producers King Tubby, Prince Jammy, and Donovan Germain, before signing a two-year contract with Steely & Clevie in 1990, recording an albums worth of songs for them. It was the production duo who decided to change his name to Garnet Silk, in reference to his smooth voice. Only one of the tracks recorded during this period, We Can Be Together, a duet with Chevelle Franklin, was actually released at the time, and discouraged by this, he returned to Manchester and threw himself into songwriting, often in partnership with an old friend, Anthony Fire Rochester.Another encounter with Tony Rebel brought an introduction to Courtney Cole, owner of the Roof International label. Silk would record a plethora of songs at the producers Ocho Rios studio, amongst them were the hits Mama, Seven Spanish Angels, and a cover of the Johnny Nash classic I Can See Clearly Now. Roof International would posthumously bundle up these early singles and other material recorded at this time for the Nothing Can Divide Us album, which the VP label picked up for the USBy 1992, Silk was in Kingston in the studio with producer Bobby Digital, recording his debut album Its Growing. Split between deeply cultural themes, spiritual songs, and romantic numbers, the album went on to become one of the best selling in Jamaica that year, and he had his first major hit single with Hey Mama Africa (produced by Richard Bello Bell) for the Star Trail label, which was Silks first international hit, and topped the reggae chart in Britain.Over the next two years, the singer would record with most of the major name producers on the island, both on his own and in partnership with Tony Rebel. He cut a swathe of songs with King Jammy, including Fill Us Up With Your Mercy and Lord Watch Over Our Shoulders. The latter track titled a 1994 compilation released by the Greensleeves label in the UK and boasts seven Jammy cuts and a clutch of hits for other producers.1993s Gold, released by the UK Charm label, bundled up more hits from this period. Amongst them was Zion in a Vision, a Jamaican number one cut with producer Jack Scorpio, as well as Hey Mama Africa. he also recorded for Sly & Robbie, including the deeply religious Thank You, Jah and the haunting Green Line. But the pace was becoming too much and Silk collapsed during a show at the Ritz in New York City, suffering from low blood pressure and exhaustion. The exhausted singer was forced to cancel all his scheduled appearances for the next six months, most crucially of all, what would have been his debut at Reggae Sumfest. However, Silk bounced back in 1994 and set back to work. In a show of good grace, he rejoined Steely & Clevie and cut the Love Is the Answer single, another massive hit. Fight Back, produced by Richie Stephens, was next up. By then, the singer was ready to re-take the stage, which he did with a vengeance, headlining that years Reggae Sumfest and Reggae Sunsplash festivals. His set at the latter event was captured for the Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1994 album, released in 1999 by the Tabou1 label. Silks backing band was Jahpostles, who originally formed in the late 1970s.DeathHaving signed an international distribution deal with Atlantic Records, Silk now entered Tuff Gong studios with producer Errol Brown and the cream of Jamaicas session men (including Aston Barrett, Sly & Robbie, Tyrone Downie, Earl Chinna Smith, and Uziah Sticky Thompson), to begin work on his second album. Hed recorded ten songs and the album was nearing completion when he went home to visit his mother. Silk had borrowed a pair of guns from his attorney after his home had been burglarized, but had no idea how to use them. Sitting with a couple of friends at his mothers house in Mandeville, Jamaica, on 9 December, one offered to show him how they worked, at which point the gun accidentally misfired, hitting a propane tank and setting the house ablaze. The singer, his friends, and his two brothers made it out safely, only to discover that Silks mother was still trapped inside. The singer rushed back into the house to save her, but it was too late and both were lost in the fire.PosthumousSilks music has been kept alive by several tributes, including Macka Bs Tribute to Garnett Silk and the Earth Day concert, and numerous compilation albums, including two collections of his dubplates, Kilamanjaro Remembers Garnett Silk (Jam Down, 1999) and Rule Dem (Trojan/Sanctuary 2006).In 2000, Atlantic finally released The Definitive Collection, a two-CD set showcasing the ten tracks the singer had recorded during sessions for his unfinished second album.Silks son Garnet Smith Jr. has followed him into a career in music.Silks nephew Anthony Cruz recorded a tribute album in 2013, featuring cover versions of fifteen of Silks songs.
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