Jamaican singer Ernie Smith dies at 80 years old

(CMR) Ernie Smith, the Jamaican singer-songwriter whose warm, unhurried voice became one of the defining sounds of 1970s reggae, has died. He was 80. Smith passed away on April 16 at the University of Miami Hospital, according to his manager, Joanna Marie Robinson. His wife, Claudette Bailey Smith, confirmed he died shortly after suffering cardiac […]

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