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Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths. [1] They had a #5 UK hit single in 1970 with " Young, Gifted and Black ". [ 2 ] They followed up with " Pied Piper ", which peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971.
Marcia Griffiths (right) with the I Threes. Marcia Llyneth Griffiths OJ OD (born 23 November 1949) [1] [2] is a Jamaican singer best known for the 1989 remix of her single "Electric Boogie", which serves as the music for the four-wall "Electric Slide" line dance. It is the best-selling single of all time by a female reggae singer.
In the early 1970s, he recorded with Marcia Griffiths as Bob and Marcia, initially for Studio One, but later under producer "Harry J" Johnson's tutelage. [3] They had a major hit in the UK with "Young, Gifted and Black" (with orchestral backing added for the UK market) and spent time there promoting it, touring with Elton John and Gilbert O ...
Bob and Marcia (whose 1970 recording reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart [4] and number 15 in Ireland). Jamaican rocksteady/reggae trio the Heptones recorded a version for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in 1970. Elton John recorded a version of "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" in 1970, before his solo success.
Jamaican reggae duo Bob and Marcia had a Top 20 hit with their version, taking the song to UK #11 in July 1971. [17] Yugoslav rock band S.T.R.A.H. released a Serbo-Croatian language garage rock cover entitled "Vođa" ("The Leader") on their 1988 EP Mesec (The Moon). [18]
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Bob Marley and the Wailers performing at Crystal Palace, London (1980) Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley.The band formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion.
Marcia Marcia Marcia's Instagram following grew by 876 percent while Drag Race aired. [13] In 2023, she launched the makeup brand Marciax3 Cosmetics. [ 14 ] She also appeared in the music video for "Elle Woods" by Lagoona Bloo , along with Kerri Colby and Olivia Lux .