Bob Marley and The Wailers released “Stir It Up” as a single in 1967. Bob Marley wrote the song, which had a rocksteady groove about the building passion between lovers. “Stir It Up” was re-recorded for their fifth album, Catch A Fire. Robbie Shakespeare played the bass, and Muscle Shoals guitaristContinue Reading
Bob Marley and the Wailer’s “Lively Up Yourself” first appeared on their 1974 album, Natty Dread. The song was first recorded in 1973 and reflected the band’s political and spiritual growth as they got deeper into Rastafarianism. The religion refers to God as Jah and the followers call the customsContinue Reading
Bob Marley and the Wailer’s 10th studio album Kaya was recorded at the same time as the music for Exodus released the previous year. Both albums were created during Marley’s two-year exile in England after he, his wife and manager were shot at his Jamaican home. The warmth and easierContinue Reading
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Maker’s sixth album Jahmekya was released in 1991. The family-based group of Marley with his siblings Stephen, Sharon and Cedella were Grammy winners and had a previous number one hit. Their past successes did not deter them from covering new sonic ground on Jahmekya. TheyContinue Reading