| Edition |
1st American ed. |
| Description |
305 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
No country for old men -- Negro aroused -- Cold ground for bed, rock for pillow -- Opportunity knocks -- Trouble in mind -- Nuff respec' -- And princes shall come out of Africa -- On becoming Rasta -- Battering down sentence -- Let it burn -- Eat the fish but spit out the bones -- Vow of Nazarites -- Under heavy manners -- How long will they kill our prophets? -- Time for sufferer drive big car. |
| Summary |
Traces the history of the Wailers from their upbringing in the slums of Kingston to their first recordings and superstardom through the lens of Jamaican politics, heritage, race, religion, and the cultural revolution taking place in the 1970s. |
| Subject |
Reggae musicians -- Jamaica -- Biography.
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Reggae musicians. |
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Jamaica. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Marley, Bob.
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Marley, Bob. |
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Tosh, Peter.
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Tosh, Peter. |
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Wailer, Bunny.
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Wailer, Bunny. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780393081176 hardcover |
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0393081176 hardcover |
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