April 13: The Wailers releases Catch a Fire, their fifth studio studio album. It was their first released under Chris Blackwell's label Island Records. After touring and recording in the UK with Johnny Nash they were left without enough … [Read more...] about CATCH A FIRE 49th ANNIVERSARY
Bob Marley
MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
Kaya is the tenth studio album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Exodus was still on the UK chart when its follow-up Kaya was released on 23 March, 1978. This was a testament not only to Bob Marley’s phenomenal popularity at this … [Read more...] about MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
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 CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT
Carlton "Carly" Barrett was born on 17 Dec 1950 in Kingston. As a teenager he built his first set of drums out of some empty paint tins, and had initially been influenced by Lloyd Knibb, the great drummer from the Skatalites. He and his … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT