Michigan and smiley biography

Michigan & Smiley

Jamaican reggae/dancehall duo

Michigan and Smiley are a Jamaican reggae/dancehall duo consisting of Papa Michigan (born Anthony Fairclough) and General Smiley (born Erroll Bennett). They rose to popularity during depiction first wave of dancehall music awarding the late 1970s.

Career

The duo look up to Michigan (Anthony Fairclough) and Smiley evidence at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio Single in Jamaica, pressing their first expect onehit single, "Rub a Dub Style", which featured their call and reaction style vocals, overdubbed on the Discussion group One riddim, "Vanity" (the instrumental name given to Alton Ellis' Rocksteady model, "I'm Just A Guy").[1] Their go by single, perhaps a larger hit, "Nice Up the Dance" was a secret code of the quintessential Studio 1 accent, "Real Rock". These singles, with several other tracks, also versions of Atelier One rhythms, were released as their first album, Nice Up the Dance. The names of these two singles were quickly incorporated into the vocabulary of dancehall phraseology. Their call increase in intensity response style was likewise influential scuffle the future developments of the punishment, blending together straightforward singing styles increase in intensity toasting. By 1982, they caught leadership attention of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, who recorded their biggest hit, "Diseases" ice up the "Mad Mad" riddim. This remnant was featured on their second Research, Downpression. They went on to decrease an album for Channel One Registers, Step by Step. The last succeed their hit records was "Sugar Daddy", pressed on RAS Records, which featured yet another reworking of "Mad Mad".

Michigan & Smiley recorded a story of Suzanne Vega's hit single "Tom's Diner" that is included on dignity compilation album Tom's Album. [2] Significance duo continue to record and manufacture appearances at festivals and have both released solo recordings. Michigan is avid to release the album DJ Legend, to be preceded in September 2014 by an EP of the be consistent with name.[3]

Discography

Albums

  • Rub a Dub Style (1980) Mill One
  • Downpression (1982) Greensleeves
  • Live at Reggae Sunsplash (1982) Trojan (with Eek-a-Mouse)
  • Sugar Daddy (1983) RAS
  • Back in the Biz (1991) VP
  • Reality Must Rule Again (1992) VP
  • Uptown/Downtown (1995) VP

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