Garnett Silk

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.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel seemed to have first played Garnett Silk's material in 1992 via his single. Further tracks from the musician was played on his shows and Peel paid respect to the singer on 27 January 1995 by playing a track from the artist after he heard about his death in December 1994.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1992
*23 October 1992: Green Line (7") Taxi 
*25 October 1992 (BFBS): Green Line (7") Taxi
*06 November 1992: Green Line (7") Taxi 
*20 November 1992: Green Line (7") Taxi
;1993
*06 February 1993: Jah Jah Is The Ruler (12") (Star Trail) 
*19 February 1993: Jah Jah Is The Ruler (EP Jah Jah Is The Ruler) Star Trail
*08 March 1993 (BFBS): Jah Jah Is The Ruler (12" single) Star Trail
*08 April 1993 (John Peel Is Jakki Brambles): Jah Jah Is The Ruler (12" single) Star Trail
*18 September 1993: Retreat Wicked Man (v/a 12" Retreat Wicked Man / Oppressors / Low Profile) Greensleeves 
*24 September 1993: Jah Love Inna We (7") Sky High
*September 1993 (XFM): Jah Love Inna We (7") Sky High
*01 October 1993: ‘Retreat Wicked Man (Various Artists 12 inch)' (Greensleeves Records)
*02 October 1993: Jah Love Inna We (7") Sky High
*08 October 1993 (BFBS): Jah Love Inna We (7") Sky High
*05 November 1993: ‘Harder (7 inch )’ (Taxi)
;1994
*08 January 1994: Splashing And Dashing (7") Digital-B
;1995
*27 January 1995: Kingly Character (7") Digital B 
*04 February 1995 (BFBS): 'Kingly Character (7")' (Digital-B) 
*19 May 1995: 'Babylon Be Still (7")' (El Paso)
*10 June 1995: 'Babylon Be Still (7")' (El Paso) 
;1999
*15 December 1999: 'Hard Nut To Crack (7")' (Mad Doc)
*20 December 1999 (BFBS): 'Hard Nut To Crack'
*27 December 1999 (BFBS): 'Hard Nut To Crack' (7") (Mad Doc) (JP: 'Well, as I've observed before, rather tastelessly, but in the world of popular music, death is no handicap really to the forging of a career.')
;2000
*13 January 2000: 'Hard Nut To Crack (7")' (Mad Doc)
*27 January 2000 (Radio Eins): 'Hard Nut To Crack (7")' (Mad Doc)
*19 February 2000 (BFBS): 'Hard Nut To Crack (7")' (Mad Doc)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists