Funeral held for Philip Smart, music producer in Freeport
Funeral services were held today for Philip Smart, an influential music producer who owned and operated a recording studio in Freeport. Smart was responsible for bringing some of the biggest reggae
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Mar 8, 2014, 9:16 PM
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Funeral services were held today for Philip Smart, an influential music producer who owned and operated a recording studio in Freeport.
Smart was responsible for bringing some of the biggest reggae acts to the American mainstream.
Loved ones say he was a production prodigy.
"If he told you that a song was going to be No. 1, trust me, it was going to be No. 1," said Francine Chin, a local radio host.
Smart died at the age of 53 last week after a long battle with cancer.
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