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Bob Marley
| Bob Marley, his actual name was Robert Nesta
Marley was born on February 6, 1945 in Nine Miles, Jamaica; † May
11 1981 in Miami, Florida) he was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and
songwriter. Marley was a founder and a major representative of reggae,
which he did from the mid-1970s with his band The Wailers internationally.
Famous songs were Buffalo Soldier, Get Up, Stand Up, I Shot the Sheriff, No Woman No Cry, Could You Be Loved? and Stir It Up. Besides his musical work Marley spread the message of the Rastafarian movement. For their followers and for many people in the Third World Marley is an important symbol of identification and personality. In the slums of Kingston violence and despair were very common. Music was often the only option for many young people to escape the drab of everyday life. One of these young people was Jimmy Cliff, who had already recorded some songs at the shy age of 14. Jimmy introduced Marley to Leslie Kong, a local music producer. With him he recorded his first single "Judge Not". In 1962 he released the single "One More Cup Of Coffee" neither sold particularly well, whereupon Marley separated from Kong. Marley was fascinated by the music of the American Radio Stations - soul, country, pop and rock. He especially loved Fats Domino and Ray Charles. Due to the preference of the music he met Neville O'Reilly Livingston (aka Bunny Wailer), and became friends with him. The two joint a music course together, which was held by the famous Jamaican singer Joe Higgs. In this course, they met Winston Hubert McIntosh (known as Peter Tosh) and the three became good friends. Together with Beverley Kelso, Junior Braithwaite and Cherry Smith they became the group The Teenagers in 1963, (later known as The Wailing Rudeboys, then The Wailing Wailers, and finally The Wailers). Kelso, Braithwaite and Smith were only at the first hit single Simmer Down (1964) involved before all three left the group in 1965. The early songs of the band were influenced from the fast, danceable ska . They met another musician, and producer his name was Lee Perry. With the help of Perry they slowed the beat down a bit, and the music style that is today known as reggae, was born. The unusual music fascinated the audience. Marley was able to buy a car and renovate his house where he lived with his wife, and two children. Small tours in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States followed, along with the then completely unknown Bruce Springsteen. In 1974, Neville and Winston left the band after disputes. Neville and Bob stayed always amicable. Bob Marley started his solo career. The lyrics in Bob Marley's work are of particular importance. Although Marley has written a number of other pieces, such as love songs, most of his songs revolve around spiritual content that is hardly to be understood without knowledge of the Rastafarian religion. He used his music as a medium to convey the message of Rastafari to the world. Consequently, he has been, and is seen by many followers of this religion as a prophet. Marley's seemingly revolutionary songs were never politically or socially critical, but religious and spiritual. Bob Marley always said, that he is not interested in politics, as it was part of the Babylon system. By Melanie Bradley
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| Reggaeton
Mixes (2006)
Over the decades since Bob Marley's
passing, people have come up with a multitude of ways to repackage and
rework his genre-defining reggae legacy. On this 2006 collection,
Cleopatra Records presents Marley tunes remixed in the style of Puerto
Rico's ... |
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Axe (2010)
Acclaimed by many as Marley &
the Wailers’ finest works. These 1970-72 recordings were produced by Lee
‘Scratch’ Perry. Included are original versions of numerous songs that
would famously be re-cut for Island Records, plus instrumental versions
and collaborations with ... |
| Rarities
Edition: Legend (2010) Special
Edition
Universal's Rarities Edition offers
a separate release of the bonus disc from the 2007 Deluxe Edition of Bob
Marley's Legend. That bonus disc is comprised of remixes from the `80s,
including dub versions, and while there's no reason for anybody ... |
Bob Marley Sheet Music, and Songbooks