With Marley’s family on board, this officially-approved life story serves up the hits but skirts some big questions
Biopics don’t get more authorised or anaesthetised than this ploddingly solemn account of reggae legend Bob Marley. A great, or good, movie could have been made about Marley’s sensational career, his musical genius, inspirational asceticism (if not quite humility) and poignant sacrificial destiny as someone who drove himself unsparingly through illness to create a free concert for peace and unity in Jamaica in 1978.
But this is a reverent Hallmark Channel-type film made with the family’s cooperation – there’s hardly a relative here without an associate producer credit – and of course it has all the musical rights. The hits are duly served up and that’s always good news. There are also some moments when, without piety, the film bounces into life: it’s great stuff when the...
Biopics don’t get more authorised or anaesthetised than this ploddingly solemn account of reggae legend Bob Marley. A great, or good, movie could have been made about Marley’s sensational career, his musical genius, inspirational asceticism (if not quite humility) and poignant sacrificial destiny as someone who drove himself unsparingly through illness to create a free concert for peace and unity in Jamaica in 1978.
But this is a reverent Hallmark Channel-type film made with the family’s cooperation – there’s hardly a relative here without an associate producer credit – and of course it has all the musical rights. The hits are duly served up and that’s always good news. There are also some moments when, without piety, the film bounces into life: it’s great stuff when the...
- 2/8/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
For 15 minutes or so, Bob Marley: One Love promises to be an antidote to the usual cookie-cutter music biopic, the kind skewered by the 2007 spoof Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Riffing back then on 2005’s Walk the Line, which starred Joaquin Phoenix as troubled country star Johnny Cash, Jake Kasdan’s film took aim at the whole jukebox-movie industry, featuring a solemn lead character who “has to think about his entire life before he goes on stage.”
Spoiler alert: this kind of thing also happens in One Love. But Reinaldo Marcus Green’s film promises so much more, things like real-world politics, emotional complexity, and serious danger. In other words, an alternative to the usual narrative of the greenhorn who dreams big, lives that dream, and then gets sucker-punched by The Man. Gradually, though, the realization dawns that we’re being sold a pup. As Led Zeppelin might say,...
Spoiler alert: this kind of thing also happens in One Love. But Reinaldo Marcus Green’s film promises so much more, things like real-world politics, emotional complexity, and serious danger. In other words, an alternative to the usual narrative of the greenhorn who dreams big, lives that dream, and then gets sucker-punched by The Man. Gradually, though, the realization dawns that we’re being sold a pup. As Led Zeppelin might say,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
The visceral melodic pulse heard in the bass playing of Aston “Family Man” Barrett, who died on February 3, is most closely associated with anchoring the messages and providing the sonic heartbeat within Bob Marley’s music. In 1970, Family Man and his brother, drummer Carlton “Carly” Barrett, began playing with Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, who had formed the Wailers in 1963.
Following the departure of Tosh and Wailer from the group in 1973 and throughout Marley’s rise to global stardom as the decade progressed, the Wailers served as his backing band,...
Following the departure of Tosh and Wailer from the group in 1973 and throughout Marley’s rise to global stardom as the decade progressed, the Wailers served as his backing band,...
- 2/4/2024
- by Patricia Meschino
- Rollingstone.com
Aston Barrett, the Jamaican bassist known as “Family Man” who served as the rhythmic architect for reggae legends like Bob Marley and the Wailers, Burning Spear, and Augustus Pablo, has died at the age of 77.
Barrett’s death was announced on social media Saturday by his son Aston Barrett Jr. “With the heaviest of hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett after a long medical battle,” Barrett Jr. wrote. “This morning, the world lost not just an iconic musician and the backbone of...
Barrett’s death was announced on social media Saturday by his son Aston Barrett Jr. “With the heaviest of hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett after a long medical battle,” Barrett Jr. wrote. “This morning, the world lost not just an iconic musician and the backbone of...
- 2/3/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
WME has signed the Estate of Nigerian bandleader, composer, political activist and Afrobeat creator Fela Kuti for management worldwide under its WME Legends division.
WME’s Legends division focuses on estate and legacy brand management with the objective of managing and growing the legacies of artists and brands. Kuti, whose music was celebrated in the 2009-2011 Broadway musical Fela!, died of complications related to AIDS In 1997.
The WME Legends team will manage Kuti’s name, image, likeness, as well as life, IP, music and publishing rights across WME and parent company Endeavor’s departments and companies worldwide in partnership with the administrators of Fela’s Estate.
Specifically, the agency says, a focus will be on projects to grow the estate’s legacy for a new generation via a definitive scripted biopic, expansion of the Fela! stage musical franchise, previously unreleased masters and unpublished songs, licensing and merchandising along with commercials,...
WME’s Legends division focuses on estate and legacy brand management with the objective of managing and growing the legacies of artists and brands. Kuti, whose music was celebrated in the 2009-2011 Broadway musical Fela!, died of complications related to AIDS In 1997.
The WME Legends team will manage Kuti’s name, image, likeness, as well as life, IP, music and publishing rights across WME and parent company Endeavor’s departments and companies worldwide in partnership with the administrators of Fela’s Estate.
Specifically, the agency says, a focus will be on projects to grow the estate’s legacy for a new generation via a definitive scripted biopic, expansion of the Fela! stage musical franchise, previously unreleased masters and unpublished songs, licensing and merchandising along with commercials,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A version of this response appeared on the Black Rock Coalition’s website.
When Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner made offensive comments in The New York Times about women and Black artists, the Black Rock Coalition, which has battled stereotypes and musical categorizations about what rock is “supposed to be” since 1985, felt obligated to speak out and condemn his misogynistic and racist statements. While we were among many organizations and individuals to call out Wenner, he also had a number of supporters, citing his contributions to popular culture and to the world of music journalism.
When Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner made offensive comments in The New York Times about women and Black artists, the Black Rock Coalition, which has battled stereotypes and musical categorizations about what rock is “supposed to be” since 1985, felt obligated to speak out and condemn his misogynistic and racist statements. While we were among many organizations and individuals to call out Wenner, he also had a number of supporters, citing his contributions to popular culture and to the world of music journalism.
- 10/23/2023
- by LaRonda Davis, Earl Douglas and Darrell M. McNeill
- Rollingstone.com
This is Day 106 of the WGA strike and Day 33 of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
A backup singer featured in the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary 20 Feet from Stardom had center stage on Tuesday morning at a musical picket line outside NBCUniversal headquarters in Manhattan. On a crowded thoroughfare at Rockefeller Center, Janice Pendarvis led other vocalists and several dozen SAG-AFTRA picketers in call-and-response verses and choruses of the protest anthem, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round.”
It was the first of three solidarity marches uniting musicians and actors on SAG-AFTRA’s Tuesday pickets schedule, with events also happening in Nashville and Los Angeles. In New York, Pendarvis marched and harmonized with her 20 Feet co-star Lisa Fischer as well as singer and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Peppermint. They were joined on the picket line by Juno and The Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page.
Elliot Page, Peppermint, and Janice Pendarvis were...
A backup singer featured in the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary 20 Feet from Stardom had center stage on Tuesday morning at a musical picket line outside NBCUniversal headquarters in Manhattan. On a crowded thoroughfare at Rockefeller Center, Janice Pendarvis led other vocalists and several dozen SAG-AFTRA picketers in call-and-response verses and choruses of the protest anthem, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round.”
It was the first of three solidarity marches uniting musicians and actors on SAG-AFTRA’s Tuesday pickets schedule, with events also happening in Nashville and Los Angeles. In New York, Pendarvis marched and harmonized with her 20 Feet co-star Lisa Fischer as well as singer and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Peppermint. They were joined on the picket line by Juno and The Umbrella Academy star Elliot Page.
Elliot Page, Peppermint, and Janice Pendarvis were...
- 8/15/2023
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
Bono delivered an impromptu, a cappella rendition of Bob Marley’s classic “Redemption Song” Friday at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where a documentary about U2’s long history with the Bosnian city premiered.
Both Bono and the Edge were on hand for the screening of Kiss the Future, which documents aid worker Bill Carter’s efforts to bring U2’s Zoo TV tour to then-war-torn Sarajevo. Following the debut of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced film, the U2 duo took the stage with the documentary’s crew, and...
Both Bono and the Edge were on hand for the screening of Kiss the Future, which documents aid worker Bill Carter’s efforts to bring U2’s Zoo TV tour to then-war-torn Sarajevo. Following the debut of the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced film, the U2 duo took the stage with the documentary’s crew, and...
- 8/12/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
For as long as there’s been classic rock, there have been musicians more than willing to sing about their vices. Namely sex, booze, and drugs. As with so many other things they did, The Beatles turned songs about smoking pot into mainstream successes. Let’s look at their tune “Got to Get You Into My Life” and six more of the best classic rock songs about weed.
1. ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ Artist: The Beatles
The Fab Four incorporated marijuana into their creative process soon after Bob Dylan got them high and pranked them in 1964. Two years later, Paul McCartney wrote an ode to pot, “Got to Get You Into My Life,” disguised as a boy-girl love song. Which it was, if the boy was McCartney and the girl was nicknamed Mary Jane. Paul’s song appeared on The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver, which many music fans considered the first psychedelic record.
1. ‘Got to Get You Into My Life’ Artist: The Beatles
The Fab Four incorporated marijuana into their creative process soon after Bob Dylan got them high and pranked them in 1964. Two years later, Paul McCartney wrote an ode to pot, “Got to Get You Into My Life,” disguised as a boy-girl love song. Which it was, if the boy was McCartney and the girl was nicknamed Mary Jane. Paul’s song appeared on The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver, which many music fans considered the first psychedelic record.
- 7/4/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The musical impact of The Harder They Come, Perry Henzell’s 1972 film about an aspiring reggae singer who becomes an outlaw and anti-hero, can’t be understated. At the time, few outside of Jamaica had ever heard of the likes of Bob Marley, but The Harder They Come — starring Jimmy Cliff — introduced a global audience to the rhythms of the country. In 2020, it was included in the Library of Congress’ National Registry, and its Cliff-dominated soundtrack, an essential reggae collection in and of itself, was ranked 174 on Rs’ Top 500 Albums of All Time.
- 12/14/2022
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Last week, in the world of reggae, the unthinkable happened: two back-to-back tragedies within one iconic group. Days after the March 29 murder of Donald “Tabby Diamond” Shaw, 66, lead singer of venerable reggae vocal trio the Mighty Diamonds, the same outfit’s harmony vocalist Fitzroy “Bunny Diamond” Simpson, 71, succumbed to complications from diabetes.
The Diamonds are the longest surviving unit in the history of Jamaican music. Influenced by American soul groups such as the Temptations and the Stylistics, Jamaican pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, and the island’s indigenous Rastafari movement, Tabby, Bunny,...
The Diamonds are the longest surviving unit in the history of Jamaican music. Influenced by American soul groups such as the Temptations and the Stylistics, Jamaican pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey, and the island’s indigenous Rastafari movement, Tabby, Bunny,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Patricia Meschino
- Rollingstone.com
Chuck D reflects on how Bob Marley influenced his career and breaks down the classic “Get Up, Stand Up” in this exclusive excerpt from the Public Enemy rapper’s Audible original Songs That Shook the Planet.
As the rapper says in the clip, he grew up listening to Jamaica’s roots records and found it paralleled the emerging hip-hop movement, noting how Marley’s early ska songs with the Wailers, like “Simmer Down,” were “directed to the Jamaican ‘rudeboys,’ or the Black youth that were criminal juveniles… that sounds similar,...
As the rapper says in the clip, he grew up listening to Jamaica’s roots records and found it paralleled the emerging hip-hop movement, noting how Marley’s early ska songs with the Wailers, like “Simmer Down,” were “directed to the Jamaican ‘rudeboys,’ or the Black youth that were criminal juveniles… that sounds similar,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
There were great reggae bassists before him, and after, but more than any other instrumentalist, Robbie Shakespeare, in tandem with his drum partner and co-producer Sly Dunbar, defined the bass-centric approach of the genre’s modern era, from the roots-rocker sound of the Seventies to the digi-dub dancehall of the Eighties, Nineties, and beyond. His playing was so deeply grounded, its pulse felt biological, and so irresistible he became not just the go-to man for reggae musicians, but for anyone interested in seismic grooves, from Dylan and Mick Jagger to No Doubt and Simply Red.
- 12/9/2021
- by Will Hermes and Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Shakespeare, the renowned reggae bassist who helped move the genre into new sonic territory and whose playing was heard on classics by Black Uhuru and Peter Tosh as well as albums by rock icons such as Bob Dylan and Mick Jagger, has died at age 68. His death was announced on Twitter by Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed, but The Jamaica Gleaner noted that the musician had recently been hospitalized for kidney damage.
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- 12/8/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
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
WME Legends has signed a deal with Jlmp to co-represent the estate of Dr. Charles “Charlie” L. Sifford, the first Black PGA Tour golfer and PGA Hall of Famer.
The announcement comes on what would’ve been Sifford’s 99th birthday. Jlmp brokered the deal on behalf of the estate for WME to co-represent the late athlete’s assets including name, likeness, life and IP rights worldwide.
Sifford, who is often referred to as “The Jackie Robinson of Golf,” was the first African American athlete to earn a PGA Tour card and the first Black golfer to be inducted into the World Gold Hall of Fame in 2004. Sifford died in 2015 at the age of 92.
As part of WME and Jlmp’s objective to bring Sifford’s story to a new generation, the companies plan to honor the athlete’s legacy (and his 2022 centennial celebration) with the re-release of his autobiography “Just Let Me Play.
The announcement comes on what would’ve been Sifford’s 99th birthday. Jlmp brokered the deal on behalf of the estate for WME to co-represent the late athlete’s assets including name, likeness, life and IP rights worldwide.
Sifford, who is often referred to as “The Jackie Robinson of Golf,” was the first African American athlete to earn a PGA Tour card and the first Black golfer to be inducted into the World Gold Hall of Fame in 2004. Sifford died in 2015 at the age of 92.
As part of WME and Jlmp’s objective to bring Sifford’s story to a new generation, the companies plan to honor the athlete’s legacy (and his 2022 centennial celebration) with the re-release of his autobiography “Just Let Me Play.
- 6/2/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Immediately making good on its promise to sign superstar estates, WME’s Legends Group has brokered a deal to represent the assets of late rapper the Notorious B.I.G.
Born Christoper Wallace, the Brooklyn-raised icon’s enduring brand and all subsequent transactions around it will flow through the agency, which launched the speciality unit in March under Phil Sandhaus.
The deal was made with B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, and family members, joining existing estate clients like Andy Kaufman, Eartha Kitt, Peter Tosh, the Cbgb brand and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation.
Noted as one of the greatest rappers of all time, B.I.G. was a four-time Grammy nominee who gained solo success after releasing his first single, “Juicy,” followed by his 1994 debut solo album, “Ready to Die.” The album produced two further hits, which helped east coast hip-hop gain prominence in a chart landscape dominated by west coast stars.
Born Christoper Wallace, the Brooklyn-raised icon’s enduring brand and all subsequent transactions around it will flow through the agency, which launched the speciality unit in March under Phil Sandhaus.
The deal was made with B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace, and family members, joining existing estate clients like Andy Kaufman, Eartha Kitt, Peter Tosh, the Cbgb brand and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation.
Noted as one of the greatest rappers of all time, B.I.G. was a four-time Grammy nominee who gained solo success after releasing his first single, “Juicy,” followed by his 1994 debut solo album, “Ready to Die.” The album produced two further hits, which helped east coast hip-hop gain prominence in a chart landscape dominated by west coast stars.
- 4/20/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
WME has launched a new division called WME Legends, which will focus on managing estates and brands.
Among the signings announced with the new unit’s formation are the estates of comedian and actor Andy Kaufman and singers Eartha Kitt and Peter Tosh. WME Legends will also oversee the brand of famed punk-rock venue Cbgb and the group that manages the intellectual property of spiritualist and philosopher Ram Dass.
Phil Sandhaus, a music and entertainment veteran, will run WME Legends. During a nearly four-decade run as an artist manager, record label executive, estate manager and consultant, he has worked with Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
The new initiative builds on WME’s existing estate work across theater, books, music and other categories. That roster includes Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donna Summer, August Wilson, Isaac Asimov, Edward Albee,...
Among the signings announced with the new unit’s formation are the estates of comedian and actor Andy Kaufman and singers Eartha Kitt and Peter Tosh. WME Legends will also oversee the brand of famed punk-rock venue Cbgb and the group that manages the intellectual property of spiritualist and philosopher Ram Dass.
Phil Sandhaus, a music and entertainment veteran, will run WME Legends. During a nearly four-decade run as an artist manager, record label executive, estate manager and consultant, he has worked with Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
The new initiative builds on WME’s existing estate work across theater, books, music and other categories. That roster includes Agatha Christie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Donna Summer, August Wilson, Isaac Asimov, Edward Albee,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The William Morris Endeavor agency has launched a new division for representing and servicing celebrity and brand estates.
Run by Phil Sandhaus, a veteran estate manager and consultant to late icons like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly and Whitney Houston, the new WME shingle will bring trailblazing artists and iconic brands into the modern business landscape.
At launch, WME Legends has signed the estates of: performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman; acclaimed singer, actress (and early television Catwoman), dancer, comedian and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt; The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh, who went on to become a staunch anti-apartheid, criminal justice and Pan-African activist; the influential New York landmark Cbgb; and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation, which manages Dass’ intellectual property and his seminal book on Eastern philosophy and spirituality, “Be Here Now.”
The agency is already in advanced discussions about merchandising, live events, podcast slates, stage musicals, fashion collaborations,...
Run by Phil Sandhaus, a veteran estate manager and consultant to late icons like Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly and Whitney Houston, the new WME shingle will bring trailblazing artists and iconic brands into the modern business landscape.
At launch, WME Legends has signed the estates of: performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman; acclaimed singer, actress (and early television Catwoman), dancer, comedian and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt; The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh, who went on to become a staunch anti-apartheid, criminal justice and Pan-African activist; the influential New York landmark Cbgb; and Ram Dass’ Love Serve Remember Foundation, which manages Dass’ intellectual property and his seminal book on Eastern philosophy and spirituality, “Be Here Now.”
The agency is already in advanced discussions about merchandising, live events, podcast slates, stage musicals, fashion collaborations,...
- 3/16/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
WME has launched WME Legends, a management company focused on estate and brand management for late entertainment artists.
The Hollywood agency’s new division will be run by music and entertainment industry veteran Phil Sandhaus, an estate manager and consultant for artists like Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
As it launches, WME Legends has signed up the estates of Saturday Night Live and Taxi alum Andy Kaufman, Emmy winning singer, actress and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt, and The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh.
The agency will manage the publication ...
The Hollywood agency’s new division will be run by music and entertainment industry veteran Phil Sandhaus, an estate manager and consultant for artists like Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
As it launches, WME Legends has signed up the estates of Saturday Night Live and Taxi alum Andy Kaufman, Emmy winning singer, actress and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt, and The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh.
The agency will manage the publication ...
- 3/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
WME has launched WME Legends, a management company focused on estate and brand management for late entertainment artists.
The Hollywood agency’s new division will be run by music and entertainment industry veteran Phil Sandhaus, an estate manager and consultant for artists like Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
As it launches, WME Legends has signed up the estates of Saturday Night Live and Taxi alum Andy Kaufman, Emmy winning singer, actress and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt, and The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh.
The agency will manage the publication ...
The Hollywood agency’s new division will be run by music and entertainment industry veteran Phil Sandhaus, an estate manager and consultant for artists like Buddy Holly, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Whitney Houston.
As it launches, WME Legends has signed up the estates of Saturday Night Live and Taxi alum Andy Kaufman, Emmy winning singer, actress and civil rights activist Eartha Kitt, and The Wailers co-founder Peter Tosh.
The agency will manage the publication ...
- 3/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.
“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.
“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...
Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.
“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, Catch a Fire and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.
“Jah-b was a vanguard, always pushing the boundaries of expression, whether in song, in ...
Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer, who founded The Wailers with his childhood friend Bob Marley, died today at Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 73, and had been hospitalized since July following a stroke.
A cause of death has not been released, but his passing was confirmed by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange.
Born Neville O’Riley Livingston, Wailer was the last surviving member of the reggae group that shared his name. He left The Wailers in 1974 to launch a decades-long solo career and was awarded Jamaican Government’s Order of Merit in 2017.
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
During his 1963-74 tenure with Marley and The Wailers; other co-founder Peter Tosh, Wailer saw their songs “Simmer Down” (1964), “Stir It Up” (1967) and “Get Up, Stand Up” (1973) become national hits. Those songs would go on to become iconic, foundational works of reggae music, with “Stir It Up...
A cause of death has not been released, but his passing was confirmed by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange.
Born Neville O’Riley Livingston, Wailer was the last surviving member of the reggae group that shared his name. He left The Wailers in 1974 to launch a decades-long solo career and was awarded Jamaican Government’s Order of Merit in 2017.
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
During his 1963-74 tenure with Marley and The Wailers; other co-founder Peter Tosh, Wailer saw their songs “Simmer Down” (1964), “Stir It Up” (1967) and “Get Up, Stand Up” (1973) become national hits. Those songs would go on to become iconic, foundational works of reggae music, with “Stir It Up...
- 3/2/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Bunny Wailer, a founding member of the Wailers and a reggae music giant whose career spanned seven decades, has died at the age of 73.
Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed that Wailer died on Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica (via the Jamaica Observer). No cause of death was given, but Wailer had been in and out of the hospital since suffering his second stroke, in 2020. A representative for the musician did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Wailer, born Neville Livingston — before adopting his famous moniker,...
Wailer’s manager, Maxine Stowe, confirmed that Wailer died on Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica (via the Jamaica Observer). No cause of death was given, but Wailer had been in and out of the hospital since suffering his second stroke, in 2020. A representative for the musician did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Wailer, born Neville Livingston — before adopting his famous moniker,...
- 3/2/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A lost Peter Tosh master recording is unearthed in this clip from Studio 17 – The Lost Reggae Tapes, a 2019 documentary about the Jamaica’s legendary Randy’s Records studio.
“Formed by a Chinese-Jamaican couple in the early ‘60s in Kingston, Jamaica, Randy’s Records started as a used record store, then grew to house a reggae recording studio in the upstairs part of the building,” the film’s synopsis states.
“With archival photos and videos as well as compelling interviews with musicians who lived in the golden age of reggae, the...
“Formed by a Chinese-Jamaican couple in the early ‘60s in Kingston, Jamaica, Randy’s Records started as a used record store, then grew to house a reggae recording studio in the upstairs part of the building,” the film’s synopsis states.
“With archival photos and videos as well as compelling interviews with musicians who lived in the golden age of reggae, the...
- 2/20/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: TriCoast Entertainment has acquired world sales, excluding Germany, to director Stefan Paul’s Bob Marley documentary Reggae Sunplash and will be shopping the pic at the American Film Market.
The doc showcases the second year of the music festival Sunsplash, held in Jamaica in 1978, which was headlined by Marley in front of more than 50,000 people with several of his hit songs including “No Woman, No Cry.” The performance was his last in Jamaica before his death.
The movie also takes in noteworthy musicians such as Burning Spear, Third World, Big Youth and Peter Tosh and splices in interviews with the performances, encompassing the economic and environmental plight of Jamaica.
Below you can watch some exclusive footage from the movie:...
The doc showcases the second year of the music festival Sunsplash, held in Jamaica in 1978, which was headlined by Marley in front of more than 50,000 people with several of his hit songs including “No Woman, No Cry.” The performance was his last in Jamaica before his death.
The movie also takes in noteworthy musicians such as Burning Spear, Third World, Big Youth and Peter Tosh and splices in interviews with the performances, encompassing the economic and environmental plight of Jamaica.
Below you can watch some exclusive footage from the movie:...
- 11/9/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Johnny Nash, the angel-voiced reggae-pop singer-songwriter who had U.S. hits with “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Stir It Up” and “Hold Me Tight,” died Tuesday at his home in Houston. He was 80. No cause of death was revealed.
Nash scored a pop smash in 1972 with his self-penned “I Can See Clearly Now,” which spent a month at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed up that success with a cover of reggae legend Bob Marley’s “Stir It Up” that just missed the top 10. Nash’s first big pop hit was “Hold Me Tight,” which reached No. 5 in 1968.
But he remains best known for “I Can See Clearly Now,” the islands-tinged soft-rock classic that has been featured in dozens of films anf TV shows and famously was covered by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff for the 1993 John Candy movie Cool Runnings (watch the video of Cliff’s cover below). That...
Nash scored a pop smash in 1972 with his self-penned “I Can See Clearly Now,” which spent a month at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed up that success with a cover of reggae legend Bob Marley’s “Stir It Up” that just missed the top 10. Nash’s first big pop hit was “Hold Me Tight,” which reached No. 5 in 1968.
But he remains best known for “I Can See Clearly Now,” the islands-tinged soft-rock classic that has been featured in dozens of films anf TV shows and famously was covered by reggae icon Jimmy Cliff for the 1993 John Candy movie Cool Runnings (watch the video of Cliff’s cover below). That...
- 10/7/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, frontman of the pioneering reggae outfit Toots and the Maytals and one of the greatest voices in popular music, died Friday evening at the age of 77.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica,” his family said in a statement. “The family and his management team would like to thank the medical teams and professionals for their care and diligence, and ask...
“It is with the heaviest of hearts to announce that Frederick Nathaniel ‘Toots’ Hibbert passed away peacefully tonight, surrounded by his family at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica,” his family said in a statement. “The family and his management team would like to thank the medical teams and professionals for their care and diligence, and ask...
- 9/12/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Robbie Shakespeare — reggae artist extraordinaire, prolific bassist, and in-demand producer alongside his longtime collaborator Sly Dunbar — admits he was “humbled” upon learning he made Rolling Stone’s recent list of the 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time.
“Number 17, that’s good,” Shakespeare says of his ranking, “compared to all the bass players in the world.” When asked where he’d put himself on the list, the Sly and Robbie hitmaker jokes, “Number two.”
For Shakespeare, great bass playing is all about “the style.” “Most bass players, like drummers, have a style,...
“Number 17, that’s good,” Shakespeare says of his ranking, “compared to all the bass players in the world.” When asked where he’d put himself on the list, the Sly and Robbie hitmaker jokes, “Number two.”
For Shakespeare, great bass playing is all about “the style.” “Most bass players, like drummers, have a style,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Betty Wright, the R&b and soul singer behind the hits “Clean Up Woman,” “Tonight Is the Night” and “Girls Can’t Do What the Guys Do,” has died at the age of 66.
Wright’s family confirmed to Essence that the singer died Sunday, with Billboard adding that Wright died from cancer in her native Miami. On May 2nd, Chaka Khan tweeted that Wright was “in need of all your [prayers].”
After growing up in a gospel-singing family, Wright released her first solo album — 1967’s My First Time Around — when she was just 14 years old,...
Wright’s family confirmed to Essence that the singer died Sunday, with Billboard adding that Wright died from cancer in her native Miami. On May 2nd, Chaka Khan tweeted that Wright was “in need of all your [prayers].”
After growing up in a gospel-singing family, Wright released her first solo album — 1967’s My First Time Around — when she was just 14 years old,...
- 5/10/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In our new series, we look at eight cities where live music has exploded — from legendary hubs like New Orleans and Nashville and Chicago, to rising hot spots like Raleigh, North Carolina and Portland, Maine. The latest: Tulsa, where history, social consciousness and barroom jamming make it one of the most fun places to visit right now.
Jack White remembers the first time he stepped inside Cain’s Ballroom, a 1920s Tulsa dance hall where Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys once broadcast their weekly radio shows. “I basically almost...
Jack White remembers the first time he stepped inside Cain’s Ballroom, a 1920s Tulsa dance hall where Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys once broadcast their weekly radio shows. “I basically almost...
- 1/27/2020
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
“Beyond Black — The Style of Amy Winehouse,” an exhibit focusing on the late singer’s iconic fashion, opens to the public at Los Angeles’ Grammy Museum today, January 17th. Rolling Stone has an exclusive look at the exhibit, which features some of Winehouse’s most memorable outfits as well as never-before-seen handwritten lyrics, journal entries, home videos and more.
The collection includes Winehouse’s 2007 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (plus the Dolce & Gabbana dress she wore via satellite that...
The collection includes Winehouse’s 2007 Grammy Awards for Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year (plus the Dolce & Gabbana dress she wore via satellite that...
- 1/17/2020
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
“As I’m about to turn 80, I’d like to think I’ve become wise in some ways,” Tina Turner just told Rolling Stone. But there’s never been a revival like Tina’s Eighties comeback. She became a solo superstar when she was 44. Things like that just don’t happen. (For context: That’s how old Lauryn Hill, Andre 3000, Mark Ronson, and Jack White are now.)
Related: Tina Turner on the Cover of Rolling Stone
None of it happened the easy way. Tina’s always been a fighter, because she had to be.
Related: Tina Turner on the Cover of Rolling Stone
None of it happened the easy way. Tina’s always been a fighter, because she had to be.
- 11/26/2019
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
On a recent visit to New York from their home country Jamaica, the No-Maddz pop into a record store and seek out the reggae section — only to find a few scantly filled bins near the back. “They treat it like it’s niche,” sighs tall, lanky Sheldon “Sheppie” Shepherd. Everaldo “Evie” Creary, his equally dreadlocked, sleepier-voiced bandmate, nods. “Peter Tosh with Mick Jagger, Chris Blackwell with Bob Marley — those days, the music was exposed to people who were taking it outside of the niche,” he says. “Who is the new Bob or Tosh or Mick?...
- 8/16/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Craig Finn has characterized his last two albums with the Hold Steady–2010’s Heaven is Whenever and 2014’s Teeth Dreams–as creative low-points. Despite their bright spots, those records sometimes felt as though the group was suffering from the age-old rock & roll problem: how does a band grow up and still maintain its sense of self?
On Thrashing Thru the Passion, the Hold Steady’s first record in five years, and their first with keyboardist Franz Nicolay in over a decade, the newly reconfigured sextet arrive at a simple answer:...
On Thrashing Thru the Passion, the Hold Steady’s first record in five years, and their first with keyboardist Franz Nicolay in over a decade, the newly reconfigured sextet arrive at a simple answer:...
- 8/16/2019
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
One of the greatest rhythm sections to ever rub-a-dub on planet Earth, Sly and Robbie’s client roster has included Dylan, Madonna, Serge Gainsbourg, and No Doubt. But the team’s best jams are the most deeply rooted in the Jamaican music they helped invent — at the core of Peter Tosh’s band; with the Compass Point All-Stars; and on their own Taxi Records sessions, source of some of the reggae canon’s mightiest sides. Their ur-grooves justify from the get-go Red Gold Green & Blue, a set of blues, r...
- 7/12/2019
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Picturehouse adds to recent buying spree.
Picturehouse Entertainment has taken UK rights to Inna De Yard, Peter Webber’s documentary featuring several legendary voices of reggae.
Paris-based outfit Charades is handling sales on the title at this week’s European Film Market in Berlin. The film had its market premiere screening yesterday (Feb 8).
Director Webber’s credits include Girl With A Pearl Earring, which was nominated for three Oscars. For Inna De Yard, he followed reggae legends Ken Boothe, Winston McAnuff, Kiddus I and Cedric Myron as they reunite to revisit their staple songs and record an unplugged album in Jamaica.
Picturehouse Entertainment has taken UK rights to Inna De Yard, Peter Webber’s documentary featuring several legendary voices of reggae.
Paris-based outfit Charades is handling sales on the title at this week’s European Film Market in Berlin. The film had its market premiere screening yesterday (Feb 8).
Director Webber’s credits include Girl With A Pearl Earring, which was nominated for three Oscars. For Inna De Yard, he followed reggae legends Ken Boothe, Winston McAnuff, Kiddus I and Cedric Myron as they reunite to revisit their staple songs and record an unplugged album in Jamaica.
- 2/9/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Wagram, France’s leading independent music label, is launching Wagram Stories, an incorporated new studio dedicated to film production and publishing, whose first title is having its market premiere at the Efm in Berlin.
Wagram, a 20-year-old company whose talent portfolio includes Orelsan, M, The Dø, Dominique A, Katerine, Lilly Wood & the Prick, and Brigitte, will be investing more than €20 million in Wagram Stories. Headquartered in Paris, Wargram Stories intends to open offices in Los Angeles and Berlin.
At a time when music-oriented movies such as “A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are finding both critical and commercial success, the idea behind Wagram Stories is to deliver high-profile projects that follow their artists on their film and series projects, said Wagram’s Stephan Bourdoiseau.
The first title, “Inna de Yard,” is a reggae documentary feature, directed by Peter Webber. Produced by Laurent Baudens, Laurent Flahault and Gael Nouaille at Paris-based Borsalino Productions,...
Wagram, a 20-year-old company whose talent portfolio includes Orelsan, M, The Dø, Dominique A, Katerine, Lilly Wood & the Prick, and Brigitte, will be investing more than €20 million in Wagram Stories. Headquartered in Paris, Wargram Stories intends to open offices in Los Angeles and Berlin.
At a time when music-oriented movies such as “A Star Is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” are finding both critical and commercial success, the idea behind Wagram Stories is to deliver high-profile projects that follow their artists on their film and series projects, said Wagram’s Stephan Bourdoiseau.
The first title, “Inna de Yard,” is a reggae documentary feature, directed by Peter Webber. Produced by Laurent Baudens, Laurent Flahault and Gael Nouaille at Paris-based Borsalino Productions,...
- 2/8/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
There have been an estimated 500 books about Bob Marley, according to author/broadcaster/historian/archivist Roger Steffens. Many are excellent: See Stephen Davis’ Bob Marley, Vivien Goldman’s career-peak profile The Book of Exodus and Steffens’ own Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography, co-authored with Leroy Jodie Pierson, which may be the most lovingly Herculean feat of record-collector archaeology ever.
So why do we need another? Steffens offers plenty of reasons in his accurately titled So Much Things to Say, due out in paperback October 30th. Here’s one: a riveting,...
So why do we need another? Steffens offers plenty of reasons in his accurately titled So Much Things to Say, due out in paperback October 30th. Here’s one: a riveting,...
- 10/29/2018
- by Will Hermes
- Rollingstone.com
Let’s raise a birthday toast to Mick Jagger, who turns 75 today — over 50 years after he sang “The lines around my eyes are protected by a copyright law” on Aftermath. After all these years in the public eye, he remains the ultimate rock & roll trickster. He’s the most visible of rock stars, yet also one of the most mysterious and unfathomable — not to mention the funniest. He’s the most elusive of the Rolling Stones — anybody can tell right away what’s cool about Keith or Charlie or Woody,...
- 7/26/2018
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The Hold Steady released two new songs to their Bandcamp. First, “The Stove and the Toaster” is a stomping rocker punctuated with piles of guitar licks, a piano interlude and brass. Singer Craig Finn narrates a story about all sorts of nefarious characters and revenge plots.
During the chorus he sneers, “Got some new information from the chef and the chauffeur/ They put the stash in the stove, they keep the cash in the toaster/ Down in Las Cruces they don’t play with jokers/ I hope I still know...
During the chorus he sneers, “Got some new information from the chef and the chauffeur/ They put the stash in the stove, they keep the cash in the toaster/ Down in Las Cruces they don’t play with jokers/ I hope I still know...
- 7/17/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
One of reggae legend Peter Tosh's family members totally sold him out -- unloading a couple of treasured pieces of memorabilia to a pawn shop ... TMZ has learned. The late singer's 1987 Grammy now belongs to Dylan McDermitt of Lbc Pawn in Somerville, Ma. McDermitt says a Tosh family member came into his store about 5 months ago, looking to unload the Grammy for Best Reggae Recording and one of Peter's Martin acoustic guitars. McDermitt jumped...
- 8/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Music and Sex: Scenes from a life - A novel in progress by Roman AkLeff (first installment can be read here; second here (the last paragraph of which was moved into this part).
After the show, Walter took Norman to the West End, where Norman marveled at the broad beer selection. As they slowly worked their way through a small percentage of the fifty-plus on offer, Walter lamented how inferior college was making him feel.
"Screw that," rejoined Norman. "Just have fun and keep learning and next year's freshmen will feel inferior to you. If you already knew everything, you wouldn't have to go to college in the first place. Don't tell me about that, tell me about all the cool stuff you've been doing."
"Well, during orientation there was a great band playing outside for free called So What. I know you're not that into fusion, but they were hot.
After the show, Walter took Norman to the West End, where Norman marveled at the broad beer selection. As they slowly worked their way through a small percentage of the fifty-plus on offer, Walter lamented how inferior college was making him feel.
"Screw that," rejoined Norman. "Just have fun and keep learning and next year's freshmen will feel inferior to you. If you already knew everything, you wouldn't have to go to college in the first place. Don't tell me about that, tell me about all the cool stuff you've been doing."
"Well, during orientation there was a great band playing outside for free called So What. I know you're not that into fusion, but they were hot.
- 1/26/2015
- by RomanAkLeff
- www.culturecatch.com
Country, heartland, reefer anthems and music that 'sounds like you'd play it at a strip club' – there's nothing Eddie can't do
With no more Shrek sequels to spin out, it was perhaps inevitable that Eddie Murphy would return to music. Some people might consider this a cynical move, what with Eddie's film career not going so well of late. (His last film, 2012's A Thousand Words, was dubbed as possibly "the worst-reviewed film of all time".) But a quick glance through the madness of Murphy's back catalogue suggests we should celebrate instead – with Eddie you never know what might happen next.
Eddie certainly doesn't seem intent on returning to the trademark 80s pop-disco sound that gave us the Rick James-produced 1985 classic Party All the Time. When making a comeback, it's important to make a statement and Eddie has done just that by stealing his mate Snoop Lion's idea: he's gone reggae.
With no more Shrek sequels to spin out, it was perhaps inevitable that Eddie Murphy would return to music. Some people might consider this a cynical move, what with Eddie's film career not going so well of late. (His last film, 2012's A Thousand Words, was dubbed as possibly "the worst-reviewed film of all time".) But a quick glance through the madness of Murphy's back catalogue suggests we should celebrate instead – with Eddie you never know what might happen next.
Eddie certainly doesn't seem intent on returning to the trademark 80s pop-disco sound that gave us the Rick James-produced 1985 classic Party All the Time. When making a comeback, it's important to make a statement and Eddie has done just that by stealing his mate Snoop Lion's idea: he's gone reggae.
- 9/17/2013
- by Oscar Rickett
- The Guardian - Film News
Country, heartland, reefer anthems and music that 'sounds like you'd play it at a strip club' – there's nothing Eddie can't do
With no more Shrek sequels to spin out, it was perhaps inevitable that Eddie Murphy would return to music. Some people might consider this a cynical move, what with Eddie's film career not going so well of late. (His last film, 2012's A Thousand Words, was dubbed as possibly "the worst-reviewed film of all time".) But a quick glance through the madness of Murphy's back catalogue suggests we should celebrate instead – with Eddie you never know what might happen next.
Eddie certainly doesn't seem intent on returning to the trademark 80s pop-disco sound that gave us the Rick James-produced 1985 classic Party All the Time. When making a comeback, it's important to make a statement and Eddie has done just that by stealing his mate Snoop Lion's idea: he's gone reggae.
With no more Shrek sequels to spin out, it was perhaps inevitable that Eddie Murphy would return to music. Some people might consider this a cynical move, what with Eddie's film career not going so well of late. (His last film, 2012's A Thousand Words, was dubbed as possibly "the worst-reviewed film of all time".) But a quick glance through the madness of Murphy's back catalogue suggests we should celebrate instead – with Eddie you never know what might happen next.
Eddie certainly doesn't seem intent on returning to the trademark 80s pop-disco sound that gave us the Rick James-produced 1985 classic Party All the Time. When making a comeback, it's important to make a statement and Eddie has done just that by stealing his mate Snoop Lion's idea: he's gone reggae.
- 9/17/2013
- by Oscar Rickett
- The Guardian - Film News
With Peter Tosh's anthemic “Legalize It” blasting from the P.A., a cloud of smoke hovering above a smoldering crowd at makeshift club Viceland and one enterprising stoner taking hits of pot from a tube connected to a contraption stowed deep in his backpack, the people of Austin were ready for Snoop Dogg. Or, more appropriately, Snoop Lion, who brought his documentary film Reincarnated to South By Southwest for its U.S. premiere and closed out Thursday night with a high-energy performance inspired in large part by his love of reggae music. Photos: Snoop Dogg: His Life and Career in
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- 3/15/2013
- by Shirley Halperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
-- Eric Clapton, "Old Sock" (Bushbranch/Surfdog Records)
Imagine a jam session at Eric Clapton's house. He's not likely to trot out "Layla" for the 3,478th time. Instead, he and pals with names like Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan and Steve Winwood would probably deep dive into a tasty bag of cover tunes that inspires and delights them.
Such is the cozy feel one gets listening to "Old Sock," Slowhand's 21st studio album and his first on his own Bushbranch record label. Recording primarily with three other musicians, Clapton gives the Gershwin Brothers' "Our Love Is Here to Stay" a sultry, bluesy feel, while Winwood's Hammond B3 Organ-dominated "Still Got the Blues" takes the Gary Moore classic into roller skate rink territory – and delightfully so. Both Taj Mahal's "Further on Down the Road" and Peter Tosh's "Till Your Well Runs Dry" boast unsurprising reggae tinges.
Clapton's guitar wizardry is understated but elegant here,...
Imagine a jam session at Eric Clapton's house. He's not likely to trot out "Layla" for the 3,478th time. Instead, he and pals with names like Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan and Steve Winwood would probably deep dive into a tasty bag of cover tunes that inspires and delights them.
Such is the cozy feel one gets listening to "Old Sock," Slowhand's 21st studio album and his first on his own Bushbranch record label. Recording primarily with three other musicians, Clapton gives the Gershwin Brothers' "Our Love Is Here to Stay" a sultry, bluesy feel, while Winwood's Hammond B3 Organ-dominated "Still Got the Blues" takes the Gary Moore classic into roller skate rink territory – and delightfully so. Both Taj Mahal's "Further on Down the Road" and Peter Tosh's "Till Your Well Runs Dry" boast unsurprising reggae tinges.
Clapton's guitar wizardry is understated but elegant here,...
- 3/11/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Snoop Dogg's new film Reincarnated -- chronicling his transformation from hip-hop star to reggae singer -- will open in select cities March 15. Vice Films and Snoopadelic Films are releasing the documentary, which made its world premiere last September at the Toronto International Film Festival. Photos: Snoop Dogg: His Life and Career in Pictures Directed by Andy Capper, Reincarnated will play in theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago and Atlanta. Reincarnated delves into Snoop Dogg's recent trip to Trench Town, Jamaica, the birthplace of reggae and one-time stomping grounds of luminaries Peter Tosh, Bob
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- 1/30/2013
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TV One is planting its flag in the docu-series land of TV broadcasts. It's already home to popular docu-series like Unsung, Life After and Find Our Missing; and now it's adding Celebrity Crime Files to that lineup - a new original investigative series premiering Monday, October 15 (10 pm Et), that will delve into what it calls some of the most controversial crimes of our generation - specifically, the rise and fall of the entertainment, sports and literary world's most prominent and promising figures including Rae Carruth, Marvin Gaye, Jam Master Jay, Bison Dele aka Brian Williams, Merlin Santana, Donald Goines and Peter Tosh. The full details via...
- 10/2/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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