Keith Richards makes an appearance on the new album "Playing for Change 3". Here he is doing a rendition of "Words of Wonder" into a cover of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up" with musicians from around the world.
Saw a story on TV tonight, that mentioned how the unsolved shootings of Tupac and Biggie were the most famous. What about Bob? The crime officially remains unsolved but Bob Marley knew who shot him before the "Smile Jamaica" Concert in 1976.
Today would have been Bob Marley's 68th birthday. The legendary musician and activist still has quite a following, despite passing away almost 22 years ago. One of the big differences between then and now is that now most people feel the best way to express their appreciation is to smoke a bunch of weed and then write about it on Twitter...
Here in 2012, you simply cannot think of Jamaica, or hear tropical reggae beats and not think of Bob Marley. Marley was considered one of the founding fathers of reggae, and is still by far the most famous, and recognizable reggae artist ever...
It was May 11th 1981 that the world lost Bob Marley to cancer. I don't know what it is about his music, but when I listen closely, and turn it up, really loud... Bob still makes a whole lot of sense!