Words and Music of Bob Marley (Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection Series) Book

Series Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xi
Origins: The Trench Town Years, 1945-1960     1
Bob Marley: The Roots of a Rebel     1
Move to Kingston     3
Birth of the Legend, 1960-1970     7
Formation of Early Groups     7
Dawn of the Wailers     10
Early Singles     11
Rebel Music, 1970-1975     19
Catch a Fire     19
African Herbsman     38
Burnin'     40
Natty Dread     48
The Original Wailers Disband     57
Live!     61
Uptown Skankin', 1976-1977     63
Rastaman Vibration     63
Attempted Assassination of Marley     71
Exodus     76
Top Rankin', 1978-1979     87
Kaya     87
Babylon by Bus     93
Survival     94
Blackman Redemption, 1980-1983     103
Uprising     103
Fly Away Home     111
Posthumous Releases     119
Chances Are     119
Confrontation     121
Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers     124
Talkin' Blues     124
Bob Marley: Songs of Freedom     125
Natural Mystic the Legend Lives On: Bob Marley and the Wailers     126
One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers     126
Africa Unite: The Singles Collection     127
The Deluxe Editions     128
Life after Death: The Legend Lives On     131
Selected Discography     133
Notes     157
Bibliography     167
Index     171