<Bob Marley would have been 73 years old by my Liberal Arts math; 29 sec.>

<How Smile Jamaica got its name>

Greetings,

For decades now nearest the closest Saturday to Feb. 6, I have flooded the airwaves devoted to Reggae’s Rambo, as his spar Bunny Wailer called him.

Digital Millennial Copywrong act forced me down to only 1 Bob song per hour. So we sift in 34 ital Bob livications plus the one per hour of Bob they allow me to shuffle.

Tribute to the Reggae King!

bless, Bobbylon

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-bruary 3, 2018 – Happy Birthday Robert Nesta Marley, Feb. 1945; 80 sec.

Set1:

• Jah Thomas & Roots Radics – Tribute to the Reggae King; 12” (Midnight Rock) ’81 JA Bob Marley Birthday Special
• Abyssinians – Jah Marley; Last Days (Tabou1) ‘97
• Ijahman Levi – Bob and Friends Over There; Inside Out (Jahmani) ’89 Jah’s heavenly choir of fallen Reggae heroes
• Culture – Double Tribute to the O.M.; Lion Rock (Heartbeat) ’82 Order of Merit – Jamaica’s highest civilian honor

<Order of Merit; 30 sec.>

• Bob Marley & the Wailers – Kaya; Kaya (Tuff Gong) ’78 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
• Everton Blender – Bob Marley; Piece of the Blender (Heartbeat/Star Trail) ‘96
• Delixx – Coming in From the Cold Dub (Tuff Gong) ’80 vinyl dub

Set 2:

• Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – Lyin’ in Bed; Time Has Come: Best of (EMI America) ’88

<Ziggy’s dreads; 31 sec.>

• Brigadier Jerry – Tribute to Bob Marley; On the Road (RAS) ’90 singjay
• Macka B – Bob; Hold On to Your Culture (Ariwa) ’90 UK deejay
• Sue Chaloner – Missin’ Mr. Marley; 12” (CNR) ’84 Neth.

Set 3:

• Ky-Mani Marley – Dear Dad; CD Single (Gee Street) ‘99

<Bob’s brood – 11 kids by 7 moms; 22 sec.>

• Isaac Haile Selassie – Dear Bob; CD Single (Resin Music) ‘99
• Lui Lepke – Tribute to Bob Marley; Late Night Movie (Joe Gibbs) ‘81
• Winston Reedy & Tim Hain – Reggae Man; 12” (Priority)  ’87 UK

 

Set 4

• Bob Marley & the Wailers – Positive Vibration; Exodus 40 (Tuff Gong) Live at the Rainbow Theatre June 1977

<How Smile Jamaica lead to Exodus; 52 sec.>

• Horace Andy – Bob Lives On; Exclusively (Solid Groove) ’82 (1) – vox
• Ringo – Great Superstar; 12” (Top Ranking) ’82 (2) – deejay

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital

• Mikey Dread – In Memory (Jacob, Marcus, Marley); SWALK (Heartbeat) ’82 US – Jacob Miller, Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley
• Shaka Man – Tribute to Bob (If It Wasn’t For the Rastaman); 2030 A.D. (Majicaa) Santa Monica, CA
• Papa Finnigan & Junior Ranking – Tribute to Bob Marley; Two the Hard Way (Heartbeat) ’83 US
• Tinga Stewart – Musical King; Key to Your Heart (Calabash)
• Winston Groovy – Nightshift; 12” (Sound City) ’85 cover of the Commodores tribute to Marvin Gaye & Sam Cooke
• Barrett Brothers – Bradsta Dub; Macka Dub (Clocktwer) drum & bass Wailers: ’80 Bronx vinyl dub album of the hour

Set 6: Master Blaster riddim shower

• Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Jammin’); Hotter Than July (Tamla) ’80 riddim shower (1) – original
• Roots Uprising – Master Blaster; Beautiful Music (Top Ranking) ’81 FL. Vinyl (2) – reggae cover
• Roots Uprising – Blaster Dub; 12” (Top Ranking) ’81 FL (3) – vinyl dub mix

Set 7:

• Bunny Wailer – Stay With the Reggae; Marketplace (Shanachie) ‘85
• Sister Carol – 70 Sup’m Pieces of Bob; ISIS – The Original Womb-Man (Tuff Gong)
• Bobby & Carol Kalphat – Memories of Vibe; 7” (Hit Vibes)
• Doctor Alimantado – Nat King Cole/Bob Marley; 12” (Isda) ’80 UK

Set 8:

• Bob Marley & the Wailers – Smile Jamaica; 7” (Tuff Gong) ’76 JA;Lee Perry mix
• Faith D’Aguliar – Reggae Pioneers; 7” (Gorgon) JA
• Alpha Blondy – Mystic Night Moves – Masada (World Pacific) ‘92
• Alpha & Omega – Freedom Fighters; Sound System Anthology (ROIR) ’95 UK trance dub
• Suns of Arqa feat. Prince Far I – ‘83 Struggle; Musical Revue (ROIR) live in Manchester, Dec. 7, ’82 – Bring us another Moses and bring back Bob Marley
• The I Three – He’s a Legend; Beginning (EMI America) ’86 US – Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths

Words of Wisdom  – Know your rights