Bob Marley has a new album—yeah, that’s what I said: new Bob Marley. And then some live Janelle Monáe. And we conclude with 13 versions of "Don’t Explain" featuring Billie Holiday, Webster Young, Carmen McRae, Steve Kuhn, Gianni Coscia & Lucia Minetti, Hugh Masekela, Nina Simone, Grover Washington Jr., Etta James, Lou Rawls, Diana Ross, Oleta Adams, and DJ Drez & Marty Williams.
On a worldwide basis, Bob Marley is the most revered musician ever. In places you would never expect—Poland, for example, has a strong, strong reggae audience and Bob is, of course, numero uno. On Indian reservations in the United States, through Pacific islands, especially New Zealand. Virtually everywhere on the planet where Western music can be heard, there you will find Bob Marley devotees.
Nesta Robert Marley was born in Jamaica on February 6, 1945. He died in Miami, Florida on May 11, 1981. Although he transitioned at the young age of 36, he became and remains not only one of the best selling reggae artist worldwide, Bob Marley is also one of the few artists who is considered both a commercial superstar and a major social inspiration for people all across the planet.
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