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Monday, February 6, would have been Bob Marley’s 78th birthday, and to celebrate the milestone the Marley Family is giving fans a present – new vinyl.  The Marl

While he defined the One Drop sound that helped make Bob Marley and The Wailers a global force, drummer Carlton "Barrett " Barrett is largely forgotten in contemporary reggae. On December 18, one day ...

One of reggae’s foremost drummers, Carlton "Carly" Barrett defined the One Drop sound that made the music a force during the 1970s. 

Rastaman Vibration, the lyrically easy album that marked Bob Marley and the Wailers' debut on American pop charts, has been re-released on vinyl through a partnership with Tuff Gong International ...

Manager of The Wailers, Lennie Chen, said Tyrone Downie had been expected to play a key role in the band's latest album, but illness prevented the veteran organist from doing so. Chen spoke to t...

WHEN the Music Business Worldwide (MBW) A&R Awards are handed out today at London's Abbey Road Studios, Chris Blackwell, legendary co-founder of Island Records, will be on hand to accept the A...

Tyrone Downie recalled the first time he met Bob Marley. It was 1974 and the Rastafarian singer and his Wailers band had just released their sensational Natty Dread album.  

No Woman, No Cry is one of the best known reggae songs of all time. Back in 1973, Bob Marley recorded a gospel demo version of the track with the Wailers/.

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Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter Bob Marley passed away on 11 May 1981 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in the United States. East Coast Gold is featuring his music on the 41st anniversary of his death on Wednesday.