Bob Marley & The Wailers
b. Robert Nesta Marley, 6 February 1945, St. Anns, Jamaica, West Indies, d. 11 May 1981, Miami, Florida, USA. This legendary singer's vocal group, the Wailers, originally comprised six members: Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. Bob Marley And The Wailers are the sole Jamaican group to have achieved global superstar status, together with genuine penetration of world markets. The original group was formed during 1963. After extensive tuition with the great vocalist Joe Higgs, they began their recording career later that year for Coxsone Dodd, although Marley had made two singles for producer Leslie Kong in 1962 - "Judge Not" and "One Cup Of Coffee". Their first record, "Simmer Down", released just before Christmas 1963 under the group name Bob Marley And The Wailers, went to number 1 on the JBC Radio chart in January 1964, holding that position for the ensuing two months and reputedly selling over 80,000 copies. This big local hit was followed by "It Hurts To Be Alone", featuring Junior Braithwaite on lead vocal, and "Lonesome Feeling", with lead vocal by Bunny Wailer. During the period 1963-66, the Wailers made over 70 tracks for Dodd, over 20 of which were local hits, covering a wide stylistic base - from cover versions of US soul and doo-wop with ska backing, to the newer, less frantic "rude-boy" sounds that presaged the development of rocksteady, and including many songs that Marley re-recorded in the 70s. In late 1965, Braithwaite left to go to America, and Kelso and Smith also departed that year.
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Albums
- (2008) Soul Rebels
- (2007) Exodus 30th Anniversary Edition
- (2005) In Gabon, Africa '80
- (2005) At the Apollo '79
- (2005) Gold
- (2005) Africa Unite: The Singles Collection
- (2004) Fy-ah, Fy-ah
- (2004) Burnin'
- (2004) Soul Revolution Part II
- (2004) Upsetter Revolution Rhythm
- (2004) The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
- (2004) Original Cuts
- (2004) The Best Of the Wailers
- (2004) Soul Rebels
- (2003) Live At The Roxy - The Complete Concert
- (2002) Rebel Music
- (2002) Rastaman Vibration
- (2002) Legend
- (2002) Natural Mystic
- (2001) Kaya
- (2001) Survival
- (2001) Uprising
- (2001) Natty Dread
- (2001) Babylon By Bus
- (2001) Catch A Fire
- (2001) Confrontation
- (2001) Live!
- (2001) Burnin'
- (2001) Catch A Fire
- (2001) Exodus
- (2001) Exodus
- (1999) Songs Of Freedom
- (1999) Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One
- (1991) One Love CD1
- (1991) One Love CD2
- (1990) Babylon By Bus
- (1990) Rastaman Vibration
- (1990) Kaya
- (1990) Live At The Lyceum
Top Tracks
- No Woman, No Cry
- Redemption Song
- Could You Be Loved
- Is This Love
- Three Little Birds
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Comments
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samples on 2008-12-27 16:07:09.220:
this guy is sorta(really) STUPID!!!!! or just should get a new hobby -
bsmooth on 2007-09-29 11:00:54.233:
BOB IS AND ALWAYS BE THE KING OF REAGGE!!! WHAT A TALENT!! -
zaza1975 on 2007-08-16 20:38:11.123:
http://www.finetune.com/user/Skea -
Trinity36 on 2007-02-25 04:45:01.620:
What can be said about the "King of Reggae" that has'nt already been said? Hail up, Big Up, Mega Up!! Big Love all round.................