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Conroy Smith (born in 1966 in Canterbury, Jamaica) is a reggae musician.

From an early point in life he started getting involved in the music business and was, at the age of 8, a deejay for the local sound Observer. Like so many other great reggae musicians Conroy achieved his musical skills in a combination of sound system culture and school work. At age 15 he sang in school with Nadine Sutherland who urged him to move to Kingston to pursue a singing career. Eventually, it took five years to follow this advice. This was probably due to his very close relationship to his beloved mother whom he's supposed to have found difficult to leave.

Arriving in Kingston at the age of 20, Conroy was thrown in to the digital revolution of reggae music. His first track Indian Lady was released on George Phangs Powerhouse' Final Mission LP on the extremely popular version the old Heavenless riddim recorded by Sly & Robbie (the riddim from Half Pint's Greetings). Though it didn't become a major hit, producers discovered Conroy's unique and convincing singjay talent. During the next five years (from 1985-90) he put out a long line of convincing tunes. His biggest was the 1988 big tune Dangerous released on the progressive Redman label. A cheering audience watched him perform the song live at Sting '88. This song was even adopted by a British boxer called Nigel 'the dark destroyer' Benn as his entrance music, a tune that sounded out his intentions in any forthcoming fight no doubt. Conroy Smith is currently living in New York.

He never become an acknowledged reggae legend. The 'curse' of the digital era in the late 80's is the fact that none of those talented artists from this period of reggae music was ever acknowledged like the roots singer of the 1970s (except perhaps Tenor saw). Perhaps it's due to the fact that this period of reggae never produced any international superstars. If any artist from this era deserved to be remembered among the truly great reggae singer of all time, Conroy Smith is definitely a candidate. Unlike most other reggae artists his cataloge is almost completely consisting of strong tunes that even today sound fresh and hard hitting.

Some of his tracks from the 80's:

• Black Indian Lady (Techniques)
• Can't You See (Parish)
• Come Down (featuring Ashman, King Tubby's Gilbert LP)
• Come Down Jesus (Collar Records)
• Come Follow Me (Powerhouse)
• Dance Hall Possie (Kemarley)
• Dangerous (both on the Redman and Jah Life label)
• Do Good (Dennis Star)
• Dollar Van Ride (Jah Life)
• Facts of Life (Progressive)
• Freedom (Taurus)
• Girl You Must Be Stalion (Napthalie Roy)
• Indian Lady (Powerhouse)
• Love Affair (Jammy's)
• Madonna (Jammy's)
• Model Pon Me (Redman)
• Nah Nah Loving (Apple Tree)
• Original (both on the Firehouse and Powerhouse label)
• Poor People A Suffer (Jah Life)
• Pray Tonight (Jah Life)
• Ram Dance Master (Top Ranking Records)
• Secret Admirer (Rockers Master International)
• Sugar Me (Super Power)
• Uptown Girl (Techniques)
• Wake Up (Collar Records)
• Sound boi Prince Theodore

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