 He worked with Bob Marley & the Wailers in 1976, and later worked with Marley's sons Julian and Ziggy, touring internationally with the latter and playing on his "Conscious Party" album.He also recorded a few tracks under the pseudonym Earl Flute for producer Keith Hudson.In 1986 Smith appeared as a member of Ernest Reed's (Jimmy Cliff) back-up band in the reggae-themed comedy "Club Paradise".