Friday, November 20, 2009
News Archives
Bob Marley and Marley Family stories
02/05/2007
| Happy Birthday, Bob!
In honor of Bob Marley's 62nd birthday on Feb. 6, we've broken down 62 facts about Bob - his music, his life, his family and his friends, by the numbers.02/02/2007
| Spotlight shines on reggae at Rock Hall
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted Bob Marley more than a decade ago, but his influence -- and the influence of reggae music in general -- has never been stronger at the museum than it will be this February, when the Rock Hall honors Black History Month with an extensive program about Jamaican music.01/31/2007
| Rohan recalls childhood with a smile
Known to family members as "the bad son," Rohan spent much of his time as a child running around, making mischeif...Rohan eventually realized that he needed to think more about how he represented the Marley name.01/30/2007
| Listening Series: 'Nice Time'
Cedella Marley sometimes almost forgets that her nickname as a youngster was "Nice Time." But while listening to her father's song of the same name, the memories come flooding back.01/26/2007
| Farley: The singular impact of 'One Love'
"One Love" has come to embody the ethos of Bob Marley, as special contributor, Christopher John Farley notes.The song will now be recognized in the Grammy Hall of Fame.01/25/2007
| Stephen fires up 'Traffic Jam' video
Over a reggae and hip-hop-infused melody that includes an old-school human beat box, Stephen half-sings and half-raps a club-ready cautionary tale in the video for 'Traffic Jam,' the first single off his new album.
The Bob Marley group of Companies is pleased to announce the activities organized for the 62nd birthday celebrations for their founder and hero, the Honourable Robert Nesta Marley. OM.
01/22/2007
| Memories of Bob: Lee Jaffe, Part 2
Lee Jaffe, the artist who befriended Marley in 1973, sat down in Los Angeles for a revealing three-part interview with Indie 103.1's resident reggae expert, Native Wayne. In the interview's second installment, Jaffe shared stories behind a few of Marley's most legendary songs.