RIP Vincent "Tartar" Ford
Vincent Ford, one of Bob Marley‘s best friends, has died at 68 in Jamaica. According to my favorite biography Bob Marley by Stephen Davis, “Tartar” and Bob shared a kitchen floor in Trench Town in the...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Cartoons and Hip Hop
The Banana Splits (left) and Robert Nesta Marley, OM Despite the similarities, Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” was probably not “inspired” by The Banana Splits. There is no denying, however (and no...
View ArticleMichael Phelps to Get Weedies Deal?
Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimming champion and Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year 2008, has been photographed smoking marijuana (right). Michael Phelps Taking an Expensive Hit Apparently it...
View ArticleBlack History Month: Happy Birthday Bob Marley and Babe Ruth
Bob Marley in fabric by Austin TX artist Barbara Lugge Today is the 64th anniversary of the birth of Bob Marley and it is now 28 years since he left us. I have been to his birthplace, and it is still...
View ArticlePlastic Ono Band's Eclectic NY Lineup Includes Clapton, Midler
Yoko's back There was great anticipation and mystery for the lineup of the New York show on the Plastic Ono Band‘s forthcoming five date tour, and the announcement this morning via Yoko Ono’s Twitter...
View ArticleRihanna to Sing Bob Marley on Oprah
Rihanna's Oprah Single Pop/R&B superstar Rihanna will appear on Oprah! today as part of a broadcast that will raise money for the organization Hope for Haiti. Rihanna is one of my favorite debut...
View ArticleRIP Gregory Isaacs, The Cool Ruler
Gregory Isaacs 1951-2010 One of the most difficult aspects of being a recording artist is that you must compete with all the music previously created – it’s all still here. How can you update an...
View ArticleBob Marley > Ronald Reagan
People will be celebrating Bob Marley’s birthday much longer than they will Ronald Reagan’s. Share on Facebook
View ArticleRemembering Bob Marley with Chris Blackwell
Bob Marley and others with Chris Blackwell in the late 70s. Tonight at the New York Public Library‘s main branch, Island Records founder Chris Blackwell is scheduled to speak on the topic of Bob Marley...
View ArticleChris Blackwell at the New York Public Library
Thankfully, last night’s interview with Chris Blackwell at the main branch of the New York Public Library was not a maudlin tribute to Bob Marley but instead an overview of the great record man’s life...
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