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In the 31 years since his untimely death, Marley still remains the most-popular figure in Reggae music. Succumbing to cancer at age 36 in 1981, Marley had become a global ambassador for the music he helped make famous.
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Marley’s passing shook the reggae and music community to its core; yet, his legacy remains intact through his timeless music catalog and talented children.
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Marley was born in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish in Jamaica (also the birthplace of Marcus Garvey ). Marley’s father was a white Jamaican man of English descent and his mother was a native of Jamaica. Discovering music as a teenager, Marley befriended Neville “Bunny” Livingston (aka Bunny Wailer ) who shared his dreams of becoming a musician. Through singer Joe Higgs , the pair met Peter McIntosh (aka Peter Tosh ) who also had similar ambitions. Recording his first songs in 1962, Marley and his friends would eventually be renamed The Wailers , after being discovered by a local record producer.
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Marrying Rita Anderson (now Marley) in 1966, Marley and his bride made a sojourn to the United States to live near his mother in Wilmington, De. Marley soon teamed up with American singer Johnny Nash (“I Can See Clearly Now”) and nabbed a deal with CBS Records. Marley and the Wailers went on tour with Nash before their label deal went sour and the band ended up stranded in London in 1972. From there, Marley contacted Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell and was advanced funds to record the hit album “Catch A Fire.” VIDEO
Shortly after the release of their major-label debut, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh went their
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You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. .–Malcolm X
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PRIDE IN BEING A JAMAICAN .
(Join us at www.Jamaicalives.org )
“As we approach Jamaica’s 50th anniversary I am reminded of what Jamaica means to me — and the people who served with me in the Jamaica Defense Force. I became a…”
- Wayne D Russell
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Jamaica Lives - Wayne D Russell
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“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically… Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” .
–Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Whitney Houston (1963 - 2012) .
As would be expected from one of the most successful female singers of all time, Whitney Houston earned 26 Grammy nominations and six wins throughout her career. Here is a look back at some of her Grammy appearances over the years…
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Whitney Houston at the 36th Annual GRAMMY Awards on March 1, 1994 in New York City, New York. That year she won Album of the Year and Record of the Year for The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack and “I Will Always Love You.”
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Whitney Houston arrives to the “The love of R&B Grammy Party” at Tru Hollywood on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.
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Feb 19 2012
