On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE
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BOB MARLEY RETURNS TO JAMAICA FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
On February 26, 1978 Bob Marley returns to Jamaica for the first time after the assassination attempt on his life on December 3, 1976. An Air Jamaica flight carrying him touched down a few minutes before 5:00 p.m. at Norman Manley Airport … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY RETURNS TO JAMAICA FOLLOWING ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley was born on 06 February, 1945, in Nine Miles rural St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica to a middle-aged white father, Norval Sinclair Marley, and a teenage black mother, Sidilla Editha "Cedella" Malcolm. At 14, he left home … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BOB MARLEY
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EARL “WIRE” LINDO
Earl Wilberforce Lindo was born 07 Jan 1953 in Kingston. While attending Excelsior High School in Jamaica, he played with Barry Biggs, Mikey "Boo" Richards, and Ernest Wilson in the Astronauts, and later played organ in the band Now … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EARL “WIRE” LINDO
BLESSED HEAVENLY EARTH STRONG TO “SEECO”
Francisco Willie aka Alvin "Seeco" Patterson was the percussionist for Bob Marley and the Wailers and one of Bob's closest confidants and friends. He was born 30 Dec, 1930 in Havana, Cuba, to a Jamaican father and a Panamanian mother named … [Read more...] about BLESSED HEAVENLY EARTH STRONG TO “SEECO”