Bob Marley: A Biography

148 Pages·2007·0.71 MB·english

by  David Moskowitz Ph.D.

BoB Marley

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BoB Marley
a Biography
David V. Moskowitz
greenwood biographies
GreenwooD Press
westPort, connecticut • lonDon

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Moskowtz, Davd V. (Davd Vlado), 1969 –
Bob Marley : a bography / Davd V. Moskowtz.
p. cm. — (Greenwood bographes, ISSN 1540-4900)
Dscography: p.
Includes bblographcal references and ndex.
ISBN-13: 978–0–313–33879–3 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0–313–33879–5 (alk. paper)
1. Marley, Bob. 2. Reggae muscans —Jamaca—Bography. I. Ttle.
ML420.M3313M66 2007
782.421646092—dc22
[B] 2007018313
Brtsh Lbrary Catalogung n Publcaton Data s avalable.
Copyrght © 2007 by Davd V. Moskowtz
All rghts reserved. No porton of ths book may be
reproduced, by any process or technque, wthout
the express wrtten consent of the publsher.
Lbrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2007018313
ISBN-13: 978 –0–313–33879–3
ISBN-10: 0–313–33879–5
ISSN: 1540–4900
Frst publshed n 2007
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Prnted n the Unted States of Amerca
The paper used n ths book comples wth the
Permanent Paper Standard ssued by the Natonal
Informaton Standards Organzaton (Z39.48–1984).
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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For Jack, welcome to the world
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Contents
Series Foreword x
Acknowledgments x
Timeline: Events in the Life of Bob Marley x
Chapter 1 Country Boy to Ghetto Youth 1
Chapter 2 Out of the Ghetto, nto the Lmelght 11
Chapter 3 From Top of the Rock to Top of the World 29
Chapter 4 Reggae Internatonal 51
Chapter 5 Home to Mount Zon 67
Chapter 6 The Legacy and the Legend 77
Chapter 7 The Marley Famly 85
Selected Discography 103
Bibliography 113
Index 119
Photo essay follows page 66
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