For 85 years, Lee Perry was many things: raconteur, sonic wizard, rhythmic innovator, talent scout, shit-stirrer, ladies’ man, boaster-on-the-mic, and by most accounts, the greatest record producer in Jamaican history. His discography as producer and guest star includes such titans as Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Clash, Beastie Boys, the Heptones, Junior Byles, the Congos, Max Romeo, and dozens more. But Perry was a recording artist foremost, so with a couple of crucial exceptions, we’ve concentrated on the work he released under his own name or, interchangeably, that of the Upsetters.
- 8/30/2021
- by Michaelangelo Matos
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1977 Live at the Rainbow concert is now streaming in full on the late reggae legend’s official YouTube channel.
The stream marks the first time the concert has been shown in the exact running order since it took place on June 4th, 1977. The 13-song set includes the classics “I Shot the Sheriff,” “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Jammin.'”
The performance was the final stop on the Exodus tour, after Marley suffered a toe injury from playing soccer. Seven nights were booked for the Rainbow theater,...
The stream marks the first time the concert has been shown in the exact running order since it took place on June 4th, 1977. The 13-song set includes the classics “I Shot the Sheriff,” “No Woman, No Cry,” and “Jammin.'”
The performance was the final stop on the Exodus tour, after Marley suffered a toe injury from playing soccer. Seven nights were booked for the Rainbow theater,...
- 6/12/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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