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Legend is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers.It was released on 7 May 1984 by Island Records. [2] It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format and is the best-selling reggae album of all time, with more than 18 million copies sold in the US, more than 3.3 million in the UK (where it is the 17th-best-selling album [3]) and an estimated 25 million ...
Robert Nesta Marley OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
Most of Bob Marley's early music was recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who together with Marley were the most prominent members of the Wailers. In 1972, the Wailers had their first hit outside Jamaica when Johnny Nash covered their song "Stir It Up", which became a UK hit. The 1973 album Catch a Fire was released worldwide, and sold well.
Rebel Music is a compilation album by Bob Marley & The Wailers released by Island Records in 1986. It consists of tracks drawn from such albums as Catch A Fire, Natty Dread, Live!, Rastaman Vibration, Babylon By Bus, and Survival, as well as an exclusive remix of "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" and the first album appearance of 1977 B Side "Roots".
David Jeffries of AllMusic stated: "Easy Skanking in Boston '78 marks the beginning of the Universal Music Group's archival Bob Marley series, something made possible by the Marley family, who offered up plenty of archival concert and unreleased studio recordings. This first release is a powerful show, slowly rolling up from midtempo favorites ...
Bob Marley was born Robert Nesta Marley on Feb. 6, 1945, in Nine Mile, a small village in Jamaica’s Saint Ann Parish. Growing up in this remote rural community would deeply influence his music ...
21 Winners: The Best Of Bob Marley and the Wailers is an album by Bob Marley and the Wailers, released on 14 August 1997 under the Madacy Entertainment record label. [2] It includes twenty-one tracks.
Songs by Adele, Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and other artists were blocked Saturday (Sept. 28) for YouTube’s U.S. viewers due to the dispute between YouTube and SESAC ...