Natty Dread is the seventh studio album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released in 1974. It was the first album released as Bob Marley and the Wailers instead of just the Wailers, the first recorded without Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, and … [Read more...] about 25 OCTOBER 1974 – “NATTY DREAD” RELEASED
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19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED
Burnin' is the sixth studio album by Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, released on 19 October 1973. It was written mostly by bandleader Bob Marley and produced by Chris Blackwell. It was the last Wailers album before Tosh and Bunny departed … [Read more...] about 19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED
JAMAICA’S NATIONAL HEROES’ DAY
07 OCT 1928 – LIJ TAFARI IS CROWNED NEGUS
On 7 October 1928, Lij Tafari Makonnen Woldemikael was crowned Negus (Amharic for King). Two years later, he would be crowned Negusa Nagast (Amharic for King of Kings) at Addis Ababa's Cathedral of St. George where he … [Read more...] about 07 OCT 1928 – LIJ TAFARI IS CROWNED NEGUS
04 OCT 1975: LAST WAILERS CONCERT
On October 4th, 1975, the three original Wailers (Bob, Bunny & Peter) played their final concert together at an event with Stevie Wonder – dubbed the Wonder Dream Concert – in Kingston at the National Stadium. Bob ended up joining … [Read more...] about 04 OCT 1975: LAST WAILERS CONCERT