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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.
Fabian Marley (born 27 July 1968) [1] [2] is a Jamaican who was best known for his claim that Bob Marley was his father. [1] [3] These claims later proved to be false using DNA analysis. [4] [5] At the age of 12, Fabian and his mother relocated to Eastern Kingston, Jamaica. His first encounter with the music was with the Rainbow Band.
Gospel reggae is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica, mixing reggae rhythms with Christian-themed lyrics. Several reggae artists, many of whom were previously part of the Rastafari movement , have converted to Christianity and adopted gospel reggae as their primary style.
With his band The Wailers, Marley popularized reggae music and the Rastafarian religion far beyond his home country of Jamaica. In a 1973 interview with Billboard, Marley spoke of his intention to ...
Tommy Cowan CD (born Thomas Lincoln Cowan, 6 April 1946, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a producer and singer, initially working in reggae but later concentrating on gospel, who has been involved in the music business since the 1960s. [1] [2] He is also an ordained Gospel minister and a justice of the peace.
"Reggae On Broadway" — a 1972 song which fused reggae with soul and rock music in an attempt to bring Marley mainstream radio attention (particularly in the U.S.), was a minor hit in the UK, where it was issued on CBS Records. This tune was remixed and extended for Chances Are and was also released as a 12" single.
"No Woman, No Cry" is a reggae song performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers. The song was recorded in 1974 and released on the studio album Natty Dread. [2]The live recording of this song from the 1975 album Live! was released as a single and is the best-known version; it was later included on several compilation albums, including the greatest hits compilation Legend.
"Redemption Song" is a song by Jamaican singer Bob Marley. It is the final track on Bob Marley and the Wailers' twelfth album, Uprising, produced by Chris Blackwell and released by Island Records. [3] The song is considered one of Marley's greatest works.