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H&S Magazine’s Best Artist Of The Week
The Best of Bob Marley
Album: Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (Remastered)
Overview of Bob’s legacy
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The Bob Marley biography provides a testament to the unparalleled influence of his artistry upon global culture. Since his passing on May 11, 1981, Bob Marley’s legend looms larger than ever, as evidenced by an ever-lengthening list of accomplishments attributable to his music, which identified oppressors and agitated for social change while simultaneously allowing listeners to forget their troubles and dance.
Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1994; in December 1999, his 1977 album “exodus” was named album of the century by time magazine and his song “one love” was designated song of the millennium by the BBC. Since its release in 1984, Marley’s “Legend” compilation has annually sold over 250,000 copies according to Nielsen sound scan, and it is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10 million copies since Soundscan began its tabulations in 1991.
Bob Marley’s music was never recognized with a Grammy nomination but in 2001 he was bestowed the Grammy lifetime achievement award, an honour given by the recording academy to “performers who during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording.” That same year, a feature-length documentary about Bob Marley’s life, rebel music, directed by Jeremy Marre, was nominated for a Grammy for best long-form music video documentary. In 2001 Bob Marley was accorded the 2171st star on the Hollywood walk of fame by the Hollywood historic trust and the Hollywood chamber of commerce, in Hollywood, California. As a recipient of this distinction, Bob Marley joined musical legends including Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder and the temptations.
In 2006 an eight-block stretch of Brooklyn’s bustling church avenue, which runs through the heart of that city’s Caribbean community, was renamed Bob Marley Boulevard, the result of a campaign initiated by New York City councilwoman Yvette D. Clarke. This year the popular tv show late night with Jimmy Fallon commemorated the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s passing with an entire week (may 9-13) devoted to his music, as performed by bob’s eldest son Ziggy, Jennifer Hudson, Lauryn Hill, Lenny Kravitz and the show’s house band the roots. These triumphs are all the more remarkable considering Bob Marley’s humble beginnings and numerous challenges he overcame attempting to gain a foothold in Jamaica’s chaotic music industry while skillfully navigating the politically partisan violence that abounded in Kingston throughout the 1970s.
One of the 20th century’s most charismatic and challenging performers, Bob Marley’s renown now transcends the role of reggae luminary: he is regarded as a cultural icon who implored his people to know their history “coming from the root of King David, through the line of Solomon,” as he sang on “Blackman redemption”; bob urged his listeners to check out the “real situation” and to rebel against the vampiric “Babylon system”. “Bob had a rebel type of approach, but his rebelliousness had a clearly defined purpose to it,” acknowledges Chris Blackwell, the founder of island records, who played a pivotal role in the Bob Marley biography by introducing Marley and the wailers to an international audience. “it wasn’t just mindless rebelliousness; he was rebelling against the circumstances in which he and so many people found themselves.”
Featured Track
H&S Magazine’s Number 1 Track
Bob Marley – Is This Love (Official Music Video)
Track List
1. Is This Love by Bob Marley
2. No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Lyceum, London/1975) by Bob Marley
3. Could You Be Loved by Bob Marley
4. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
5. Buffalo Soldier by Bob Marley
6.Get Up, Stand Up by The Wailers
7. Stir It Up (Original Album Version) by Bob Marley
8. Easy Skanking by Bob Marley
9. One Love / People Get Ready by Bob Marley
10. I Shot The Sheriff (Album Version) by The Wailers
11. Waiting In Vain by Bob Marley
12. Redemption Song by Bob Marley
13. Satisfy My Soul by Bob Marley
14. Exodus by Bob Marley
15. Jamming by Bob Marley
16. Punky Reggae Party by Bob Marley