Bob Marley’s influence and popularity transcended reggae. He grew up in abject poverty and became an international star in the mid 1970s. Reggae was his art form, but his popularity came from his charisma, optimism, and talent. Marley influenced the punk movement, was covered by Eric Clapton and Joe Strummer, and was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame by Bono. The lyric that best summed up Marley came in “Redemption Song”: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds.”
Rock n Roll Moment: Marley gave writing credit for “No Woman, No Cry” to his friend Vincent Ford. Ford ran a soup kitchen in the Jamaican ghetto where Marley grew up.
Essential Bob Marley: Catch A Fire (1973), Burnin’ (1973), Exodus (1977), Legend (1984)
Bob Marley’s Top 10:
Redemption Song
Jamming
I Shot the Sheriff
Get Up, Stand Up
Buffalo Soldier
Could You Be Loved
No Woman No Cry
Exodus
Waiting In Vain
One Love
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