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Been listening to Bob Marley for 20 years and just learned something new.

by bravo75
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Copy and pasted this from Youtube. I didn't think there was anything about my hero I didn't know about.



you are right, the theme is Knotty Dread, but due to Bob's Jamaican accent it comes out as natty, however, cleverly (or unwittingly) Chris Blackwell (and Island records) printed out the "rekard" as Natty Dread....and history was made, I reckon Blackwell was being paradoxical as "natty" in proper English means...neat or dapper which is far removed from the "dread" appearance the Wailers portrayed, nonetheless the Natty Dread (Bob) took over the world.
  • Profile picture of the author k_rock
    Also a little known fact: His son Rohan Marley was a scary linebacker for the University of Miami but was too undersized for the pros. He also had to fight for playing time with Ray Lewis and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

    He wore a Bob Marley shirt underneath his jersey during every game.
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    • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
      How about this one: This song by the Wailers is from 1963 and is one of my all time favorites from them. It's not reggae yet but a precursor. The title is It Hurts to Be Alone. The lead singer is Junior Braithwaite who was the youngest member and only 14 at the time of this recording. He only stayed with the group for about eight months before moving to the US to pursue a career as a doctor.

      He had the best voice in The Wailers, according to Studio One's Coxsone Dodd, who discovered the band's talent. Bob Marley later commented that, "Junior used to sing high. It's just nowadays that I'm beginning to realize that he sounded like one of the Jackson Five. When he left we had to look for a sound that Bunny, Peter and me could manage".
      The guitar player in this song is the incredible Earnest Ranglin, one of the best and most influential guitarists in the last 60 years at least and still touring. This song is pure magic:

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  • Profile picture of the author fastlancer
    thanks Tim.. had not heard that one till now
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