Had Bob Marley survived his battle with Acrolentiginous Melanoma, a form of skin cancer most common in the black race, February 6th 2010 would mark his sixty-fifth year and like many living musical legends and fellow Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, he could very well have staged a successful comeback tour with his musically gifted children in tow.

Initiative Radio's Salute to Black History Maker Bob Marley is a dream come true for both commercial and Roots Reggae music lovers, black history seekers and Bob Marley fans. The one hour program delivers a concise biography of Marley's life and is jam-packed with musical selections that reflect every stage of his career.

ABOUT BOB MARLEY

The story of Bob Marley, born Robert Nesta Marley, began in the small village of Nine Mile in Jamaica, West Indies. He was the offspring of eighteen year old Cedella Booker a black Jamaican woman and Norval Marley a white man who was a captain in the Royal Marines. Marley suffered racial discrimination due to his mixed-race identity and although he chose not to engage in the race argument he ultimately self-identified as black-African. He began singing as a teenager and under the tutelage of his musical mentor Joe Higgs, became a member of the group The Wailers, along with his friends Peter McIntosh (Peter Tosh) and Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer.) The group had humble roots, refining their harmonies on ghetto street corners, but in time Bob Marley and The Wailers rose up to make hit records through the late 60s and early 70s and achieved spectacular international success. Not unusual for wildly popular bands, The Wailers broke up in 1974 and Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left to pursue successful solo careers, while Bob continued to perform under the name Bob Marley and The Wailers. All three Wailers were devout Rastafarians and can be credited with using their music to promote Rastafari inspired messages of peace,
unity, equal rights and justice to a global audience.

In 1978 Peter Tosh was mortally wounded at gunpoint and in 1981 Marley died in a Miami hospital after he lost his battle with ALM skin cancer. His final words to his son Ziggy were, âMoney can't buy life.â The remaining original Wailer, Bunny Wailer is said to reside in both Jamaica's capital city of Kingston and on a farm in the country's interior.


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The Original Man from the Hills...

Burning Spear (BS) - We Suffer
BS - Bad to Worst
BS - Marcus Say
BS - No More War
Johnny Osbourne - Purify Your Heart
BS - Mister Garvey
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Sun is Shining
BS - Ethiopians Live it Out
BS - Social Living
BS - Door Peep
Bunny Wailer - Rasta Dub
BS - Hail H.I.M.
Peter Tosh - No Sympathy
BS - Creation
Sons of Selassie - I Man a African
Bob Marley & the Wailers - Grooving Kingston 12 (Trenchtown Version)
BS - Resting Place
First Aired on Valley Free Radio Saturday, August 1st, 9 PM


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1->Mutabaruka"Check It"(Alligator)
2->Revolutionar Dub Warriors 1&2(On-U Sound)
3->Yellow Man"Nobody Move"(Sonic Sounds)
4->Junk Waffel"mud skipper-Portishead remix" (Cup Of Tea)
5->Bob Marley"So Much Trouble in the world"(Island)
6->Peter Tosh"coming in hot"(EMI)
7->Unitone Hifi"gusty grooves rerub"(Incoming)
8->dubsyndicate-feat lee perry"only alternative"(On-U Sound)
9->toots & the maytals"got to be there"(Island)
10->spectre"overseas"(Natural Response)
11->bob marley"sojah seh"(Island)
12->bob marley"no woman no cry-live"(Island) 1
13->Audio active"free the Marijuana"(On-U Sound)
14->the solid doctor"our sorrow"(white)
15->zion train"tassili players-outer space version"(Universal Egg)
16->hunch"is this the place"(Clean up)
17->lamb"god bless"(Fontana)
18->fanatik"seismology"(All Good Vinyl)
19->yellow man"why you bad so"(Sonic Sounds)
20->skyjuice"16 kilos of chill"(Ubiquity)
21->doc scott"drumz"(Metalheadz)
22->lexis"hypnotize"(Certificate 18)
23->dope skillz"6 million ways"(Frontline)
24->Ganja Records volume 1

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