Bob Marley
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Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 – May 11 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He is the most widely known performer of reggae music.
Marley is best known for his reggae songs, which include the hits "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Three Little Birds", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Jammin'", "Redemption Song", and "One Love".
With Lee Perry
After a conflict with Dodd in the late summer of 1970, Marley and his band teamed up with Lee "Scratch" Perry (who Marley had met when Perry was studio supervisor at Studio One) and his studio band, The Upsetters. Although the alliance lasted less than a year, they recorded what many consider The Wailers' finest work. Marley and Perry split after a dispute regarding the assignment of recording rights, but they would remain friends and work together again. The output of the this 1970-1971 period was released on Soul Rebels (1970), Soul Revolution (1971), Soul Revolution Part II (1971), African Herbsman (1973) and Rasta Revolution (1974) on the Upsetter/Trojan label. [Aug 2006]
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This King Sporty mix of the classic Marley tune was originally released as a 12" acetate. Supposedly, it has never been released commercially, but it sounds remarkably similar to the discotheque mix of this song which appeared on the original cassette version of the Legend compilation. That was replaced by the more familiar, slower version which appears on a gazillion CD issues of Legend around the world (check under your bed or under the seat of your car, I'm sure you have a copy). This was a pleasant find for me, as I haven't heard this version in many years, not since I moved out of the big old frat-type house where I lived with a bunch of other students and spent many evenings sitting in a smoke-filled kitchen, playing endless games of gin rummy and listening to Marley, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Black 47, and They Might Be Giants. Never could find that version again. And I still haven't figured out the connection between Bob Marley and the theme song to the Banana Splits. Oi, yoi, yoi! OI, ya yoi, yoi!
While in exile in London [1977], Bob was introduced to punk bands, such as the Clash. Inspired by their efforts to expose various oppressive tactics used against racial minority groups, the fusion between punk and reggae was imminent. The result was the recording of 'Punky Reggae Party' with producer Lee Perry at the helm. A live version was recorded and released on Babylon By Bus. [...]
