Michigan & Smiley

Real Name:
Anthony Fairclough & Erroll Bennett
Profile:
Papa Michigan (born Anthony Fairclough) and General Smiley (born Erroll Bennett) were among the first dual-toasters on the first wave of Dancehall style in Jamaica. Beginning in the late 1970s while still in school, the humorous duo (Smiley got his name because he never smiles) scored immediately with "Rub a Dub Style" and a toasted Real Rock version named "Nice up the Dance".
Erroll Bennett shouldn't be confused with the Jazz-Funk percussionist mostly known as Erroll 'Crusher' Bennett.
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Shortcut Code: [a81990]
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Releases:
Nice Up The Dance (Single) (2 versions)   Studio One 1979
Rub A Dub Style (7", Single)   Studio One 1979
Rub A Dub Style / Rub A Dub Version (7", Single)   Studio One 1979
Rub-A-Dub Style (Album) (3 versions)   Studio One ... 1979
Diseases / Boneman Connection (12")   Jah Guidance 1980
One Love Jam Down (3 versions)   Tuff Gong ... 1980
One Love Jam Down / Joggin' (12")   Tuff Gong, Island Records 1980
Diseases (3 versions)   Volcano ... 1981
Diseases / Dance Hall Style (12")   Greensleeves Records 1981
What Type Of World / All Of My Love (12")   Jah Guidance 1981
Come When Jah Call You / Ghetto Man (12")   Jah Guidance 1982
Downpression (Album) (2 versions)   Greensleeves Records 1982
Step By Step (LP, Album)   Hit Bound 1982
The Ghetto Man / Come On (12")   Greensleeves Records 1982
Sugar Daddy (Album) (3 versions)   RAS Records Inc. 1983
Sugar Daddy / What A Life (12")   RAS Records Inc. 1983
Tom's Diner (2 versions)   Penthouse Records 1990
Live At Reggae Sunsplash (Album) (2 versions)   Sunsplash Records ... 1992
Uptown Downtown (Cass, Album)   VP Records 1995
Diseases / Boneman Connection (12")   VP Records 2000
Jah Lick We / Royal Love (7")   Rashanco Music 2002
Rub A Dub Style (7")   Rashanco Music 2003
Back In The Biz (12")   Smilegan  
Nice Up The Dance / Western Standard Time (7", RP)   Studio One  
Stress / Pepper Rock (12")   Joe Frasier  
Appears On:
Jummp-Back (12")   Criminal Records 1986
Cool And Steady And Easy (CD, Album) Bop Hop Dorado 1994
RAS Portraits (CD, Album) Here We Dub RAS Records Inc. 2003
Revue (CD) The Nice Up Little League 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Best of Studio One (Comp) (2 versions) Rub A Dub Style Heartbeat Records (2) 1983
Forward - A Selection Of Greensleeves Top Singles 1977 - 82 (LP) Diseases Greensleeves Records 1983
Ras Records Presents: A Reggae Christmas (Vinyl, Comp) Drummer Boy RAS Records Inc. 1984
Ras Records Presents: A Reggae Christmas (CD) Drummer Boy RAS Records Inc. 1988
The Real Authentic Sampler (Comp) (2 versions) Sugar Daddy RAS Records Inc. 1988
Rewind The DJ's Part One (LP, Comp) Sugar Daddy RAS Records Inc. 1990
Nova FM Record 89,7 Present New Images (LP) Tom's Diner (Remix 91 ... Kaskata's 1991
Tom's Album (Comp) (3 versions) Tom's Diner A&M Records 1991
Reggae For Kids : A Collection Of Music For Kids Of All Ages (Cass) The Reggae Rock RAS Records Inc. 1992
Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music (2 versions) Diseases Mango 1993
Nice Up The Dance - Studio One Discomixes (CD, Comp) Nice Up The Dance Heartbeat Records (2) 2001
Nice Up The Dance: Studio One Discomixes (LP) Nice Up The Dance Heartbeat Records (2) 2001
Studio One Rockers (2 versions) Eye Of Danger Soul Jazz Records 2001
Studio One Story (2 versions) Nice Up The Dance Soul Jazz Records 2002
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-82 Part 2 (2xLP) Diseases Greensleeves Records 2002
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-82: The Birth Of Dancehall (2xCD, Comp) Diseases Greensleeves Records 2002
Trojan Ras Reggae Box Set (3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Sugar Daddy Trojan Records 2003
Studio One Classics (Comp) (2 versions) Rub A Dub Style Soul Jazz Records 2004
Eye Of The Storm (CDr, Promo) Nice Up The Dance Roots High Power 2005
Studio One Selector (CD) Nice Up The Dance Mojo Magazine 2005
Dynamite! Dancehall Style Volume Two (2x12") Jah Lick We Soul Jazz Records 2006
The Best Of Studio 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Rub A Dub Style Heartbeat Records (2) 2006
The Best Of Studio One Collection (4xCD, Comp) Rub A Dub Style Heartbeat Records (2) 2006
"When Rhythm Was King" (2xLP, Gat) Compliment To Studio O... Heartbeat Records (2) 2007
Greensleeves 12" Rulers - Volcano 1979-83 (CD, Comp) Diseases Greensleeves Records 2007
Studio One Rub-A-Dub (2 versions) Jah A The Creator Soul Jazz Records 2007
Dancehall : The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Vol 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Diseases Soul Jazz Records 2008
Champion D.Js From Studio One (LP, Comp) Nice Up The Dance Studio One  
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