Ernie Smith: key obituary facts
Is Ernie Smith dead? Yes. Ernie Smith died on April 16, 2026, at age 80.
Cause of death: Ernie Smith's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Ernie Smith known for?
They was known as Jamaican reggae singer.
More about Ernie Smith
Born: Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo SmithMay 1945 (1945-05) (age 80).
Genres: Reggae.
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar.
Ernie Smith, a Jamaican reggae singer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 80.
Born Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith in Kingston, Jamaica, in May 1945, he was raised in St. Ann and May Pen.
He played guitar in The Vandals in Claremont, St. Ann, after leaving school, and was nicknamed Ernie after Ernest Ranglin. Smith’s greatest success came in the late 1960s and 1970s, beginning with the chart hit “Bend Down” and followed by Jamaican number one songs including “Ride on Sammy,” “One Dream” and “Pitta Patta.”
Ernie Smith, 80, Jamaican reggae singer.