Garnett Silk Musical artist

Garnett Silk (born Garnet Damion Smith; 2 April 1966 – 9 December 1994), was a Jamaican reggae musician and Rastafarian, known for his diverse, emotive, powerful and smooth voice. During the early 1990s he was hailed as a rising talent, however his career was ended by his early death in 1994, while attempting to save his mother from her burning house. Even today still hailed as a reggae prodigy, Garnett is considered inspiring and a credit to reggae music

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 02, 1966
Date of deathDecember 09, 1994
Place of death
Mandeville Jamaica
Hometown
Jamaica
Manchester Parish

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Musical artist

Career started1970
Career ended1994
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Reggae
Dancehall
record label
Atlantic Records
Greensleeves Records
Heartbeat Records
VP Records

Garnett Silk on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://music.yahoo.com/ar-264701-bio--Garnett-Silk
  2. http://www.reggae-vibes.com/concert/garnetsilk/garnetsilk.htm