Howie (b. Howie Atkins) was named »Smart« due to the resemblance of his voice to Leroy Smart. Even though he had a group with some musical friends in Jamaica he first recorded after he had moved to Canada. He first featured on a disco called »Walls of Babylon« (1978, Choice). King Culture, a friend of the producer, heard Howie Smart in the studio and contacted him in order to record for his label. Two albums were released, »Rock and Come In« and the sophomore album »Howie Smart Meets King Culture in Dancehall Style« (released '82 or '83). The albums had some tracks overlapping.
In 1997 he received and award of merit for his contribution to the Canadian Reggae Music Industry.
Discography
| Title | label | Year | matrix/cat # | Country of issue | Comment |
| Howie Smart meets King Culture in Dancehall Style | King Culture | 198x | KC 006 | Canada | Produced by King Culture. Label has the catalogue number KC004 while the dead wax has the matrix KC006 |
| Rock & Come In | King Culture | 198x | KC004 | Canada | Produced by King Culture. Label has the catalogue number KC004 while the dead wax has matrix number KC002 |
| Side 1 | Side 2 | Label | Year | Matrix/Catalogue # | Country of issue | Comment (including rhythm/producer) |
| I Don't Know | Rosie (Don Angelo) | Mes Jam | 1987 | MJP-014 | Canada | Production by Messam. Same Howie Smart song is on same rhythm as White Mice »Youths of Today« |
| Dance With Me | | Up Front | | UP 01 | Canada | |
| Walls Of Babyland (Howie Atkins) | Trying Youth Man (Donovan Adamson) | Choice | 1978 | | Canada | Title erroneously »Babyland« instead of »Babylon«. |
| Chu Wa Wa / Version | Pass The Knowledge (Mighty Diamonds) | King Culture | | KC 747 | Canada | |
| Youthman Struggling / Version | Black & Beautiful / Version (Zen Bow) | King Culture | | KC 769 | Canada | |
| Tune In / Version | On The Phone / Version | King Culture | | NMSL 002 | Canada | |
| Side 1 | Side 2 | Label | Year | matrix/cat number | Country of issue | Comment (incl producer) |
| I Don't Know | Know - Dub | Mesjam | 1987 | MJP-012 | Canada | Prod. by W. Messam. Same rhythm as White Mice »Youths Of Today«. |
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