Born OTD in 1946, Cuban-Jamaican singer, Rita Marley. “..When Beverly would travel to Studio One from Trench Town she says she and the Wailing Wailers would take a short cut through the Calvary Cemetary & pass Rita Anderson’s home…. Not only did Beverly help launch their career, but her connection also brought Rita Anderson & Bob Marley together. They were married on the 10th February, 1966.”

In a music world that was rougher than rough, where men took monikers of royalty and machismo like Duke and …

Born OTD in 1945, Jamaican singer-songwriter, one of the pioneers of reggae, Robert Nesta Marley. his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ska, & rocksteady.

Lick It Back is the story of Bob Marley’s extraordinary career told through his Jamaican vinyl releases from a novice …

From the creator of the amazing Prince Buster discography, comes one dedicated to Bob Marley’s extensive work. This book is 170+ full colour pages of JA singles and albums with over 500 Bob vinyl’s illustrated and some 350+ illustrations of records from his actual and his musical family: Rita, Judy, Peter, Marcia, Bunny & Ziggy & co.

Tells the story from 1962 to 1990. New release pre-order here.

Born OTD in 1944, Peter Tosh of the Wailers. In 1964 Tosh helped organize the band the Wailing Wailers, with Junior Braithwaite, a falsetto singer, and backup singers Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. Initially, Tosh was the only one in the group who could play musical instruments. According to Bunny Wailer, Tosh was critical to the band because he was a self-taught guitarist & keyboardist, and thus became an inspiration for the other band members to learn to play. The Wailing Wailers had a major ska hit with their first single, “Simmer Down”, and recorded several more successful singles before Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith left the band in late 1965.

“..And the Rasta language rapidly evolved into its unique take on English that was both as Jamaican as possible and …

Simmer Down: The Early Wailers Story – John Masouri

Born #onthisday Bunny Livingston Wailer 1947. John Masouri has written extensively on reggae music for over two decades. ‘Simmer Down’ …