Bob Marley: The Untold Story By Chris Salewicz (Paperback, 2010)

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What was it about Bob Marley that made him so popular in a world dominated by rock&8217;n&8217;roll? How is that he has not only remained the single most successful reggae artist ever but has also become a shining beacon of radicalism & peace to generation after generation of fans across the globe? On May 11 1981 a little after 1130 in the morning Bob Marley died The man who introduced reggae to a worldwide audience in his own lifetime he had already become a hero figure in the classic mythological sense From immensely humble beginnings & with talent & religious belief his only weapons the Jamaican recording artist applied himself with unstinting perseverance to spreading his prophetic musical message & he had achieved it only a year earlier Bob Marley & The Wailers' tour of Europe had seen them perform to the largest audiences a musical act had up to that point experienced Record sales of Marley's albums before his death were spectacular; in the years since his death they have become phenomenal as each new generation discovers afresh the remarkable power of his music Chris Salewicz who had a sequence of adventures with Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1979 offers us a comprehensive & detailed account of Bob Marley's life & the world in which he grew up & came to dominate Never-before-heard interviews with dozens of people who knew Marley are woven through a narrative that brings to life not only the Rastafari religion & the musical scene in Jamaica but also the spirit of the man himself