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by Roger Steffens


  Higgs and, 46–47

  payment issues and, 46, 81–82, 108–9, 149–50

  on “Simmer Down” release, 38

  Wailers’ break with, 80–82

  on Wailers’ first recording session, 31–33

  see also Studio One

  “Do It Twice” (song), 113

  Domino, Fats, 2

  Donahue, Tom, 173

  Don and Juan, 61

  “Don’t Look Back” (song), 74

  “Don’t Rock My Boat” (song), 94

  Doreen (Cherry Green’s friend), 53

  Dortmund, Germany, 394

  “Do the Reggay” (song), 12

  Downie, Donald, 127

  Downie, Tyrone, 127–28, 231, 235, 248, 250, 251, 254, 271, 300, 301, 302–3, 352, 397

  on BM assassination attempt, 224–25, 255, 256

  in 1975 tour, 202–4

  on Wailers Band as musical co-creators,

  276–77

  “Down In The Valley” (song), 317

  “Do You Still Love Me” (song), 16

  “Drastic Step” (song), 365

  Dread, Gabby, 193

  Dread Beat an Blood (Johnson), xv

  Dream Concert, 194

  “Dreamland” (song), 48, 60

  Drive-In Cracker Boys (Jiving Crackerballs), 117

  Drummond, Don, 44, 82, 115

  Dunkley, Errol, 128

  Dunrobin school, 61

  “Duppy Conqueror” (song), 122, 142, 164

  Dylan, Bob, 32, 245

  Dynamic Sounds Studio, 111, 115, 125, 129, 149, 151, 218

  Echo Squad, 225

  Eckstine, Billy, 23

  Egypt, 317, 318

  “Eleanor Rigby” (song), 87

  Eleven Mile, Jamaica, 193

  “Eleven Sound” contest, 24

  Ellington, Duke, 28

  Ellis, Alton, xix, 18, 55, 130

  on BM’s self-confidence and spiritual powers, 54–56

  Ellis, Bobby, 50–51

  Ellis, Diane, 316

  Ellis, Hortense, 39

  El Tempos, 48

  England:

  BM in, 133, 144–45, 201, 264–72, 274–75

  Wailers in, 137–39, 140, 142–43, 156–57, 158–59

  see also London

  Epstein, Brian, 274

  Equal Rights (album), 182

  Essex House, 374, 378

  Ethiopia, 74, 206, 233, 257, 279, 347

  BM’s trip to, 312–14, 346

  Italian invasion of, 71, 326

  Ethiopian Orthodox Church, 321, 392

  Europafilm, 135

  Exodus (album), xiii, 147, 210, 211, 266–68, 270–71, 274, 277, 278–80, 282, 306, 408

  “Exodus” (song), 360

  Facebook, 408

  Fallout Shelter, 267

  Fanny and Alexander (film), 134

  Farley, Christopher John, xxv

  “Fifteen Minutes” (song), 136

  Flack, Roberta, 103, 238, 242

  Flippins (Twelve Tribes member), 313–14

  Florida, 23, 384, 388, 397

  Folks, Jeff, 109

  Forbes, xxvi

  Ford, Gerald, 261

  Ford, Vincent “Tata,” 67, 75

  “Foreigner” (song), 103

  Forest Hills, Jamaica, 201

  “Forever Loving Jah” (song), 404

  France, 216, 282, 283, 342

  Frank, Peter, 226, 228, 230, 232, 237, 249

  Franklin, Aretha, 99, 103

  Fraser, Carlton “Pee Wee,” 233, 247, 283–85, 394

  and BM’s cancer, 388–89, 391–92

  “Freedom Time” (song), 81

  Fyledal, Lars, 134

  Gabon, xxv, 346

  BM’s trip to, 336–45, 346

  Gad, Prophet, 240

  Gale, Eric, 99

  Gallimore, Neville, 128

  Gambino organization, 373, 374

  Garnett Mimms and the Enchanters, 32

  Garrick, Neville, 11, 202, 209, 214, 215, 218–19, 253, 254, 291, 309, 312–14, 352, 354, 365, 381, 392

  as BM’s art director, 209–12

  on Exodus cover, 278–79

  on Kaya cover, 308

  lighting effects of, 211–12

  on Survival cover, 325–26

  on Zimbabwe trip, 348

  Garvey, Marcus, 202, 327

  Gaye, Marvin, 175, 176, 187, 198, 209

  Gaylads, 54, 56

  Gayle, Carl, 204

  General Penitentiary, 94

  Germany, BM’s cancer treatment in, 385, 390–97, 398

  “Get Up Stand Up” (song), 72, 160, 182, 311, 375, 377, 383, 404, 405

  Ghana, 303

  Gifford, Marlene “Precious,” 61, 63, 66, 77, 83

  Gilbert, Gilly, 182–83, 191–92, 281, 282, 303–4, 321, 336, 352, 379

  on BM’s cancer, 385

  on BM’s diet and exercise habits, 192–93

  on BM’s final show in Pittsburgh, 381

  on BM’s Gabon trip, 337–38

  on BM’s soccer playing, 285–86, 387

  on Jamaican peace movement, 299

  on Madison Square Garden shows, 375

  on 1980 tour, 374

  “Give Thanks” (song), 404–5

  Godfrey, Arthur, 137

  Goldman, Vivien, xxv

  Good, The Bad and the Ugly, The (film), 162

  Gopthal, Lee, 139, 145

  Gordon Town, Jamaica, 152

  Gordy, Berry, 315

  “Go Tell It On The Mountain” (song), 113

  Gottlieb-Walker, Kim, 217

  Gough, Miss, 192, 222

  Graham, Bill, 202, 212

  Grammy Awards, xxiii, 408

  Grammy Lifetime Achievment award, 408

  Grammy Museum, 310

  Grant, Eddy, 350

  Gray, Claude, 16

  Gray, Miss, 5

  Green, Cherry, 25, 26–29, 27, 31–32, 43, 46

  on BM’s adolescence, 28–29

  conflicts between work and Wailers gigs of, 53

  on recording sessions, 44

  Greenfield, Robert, xxiv

  Gregory, Tony, 45, 63

  Griffiths, Marcia, 63, 151, 183–84, 183, 204, 221–22, 223, 322–23, 333, 352, 355, 358

  grounations, 61, 90, 96, 289–90

  Gruen, Bob, 330

  “Guava Jelly” (song), 100, 147

  Guevara, Che, xiii

  “Guiltiness” (song), 404

  “Habits” (song), 33

  Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 12, 74, 129, 164–65, 181, 192, 202, 305, 309, 326, 328, 404

  in Jamaica visit, 71, 72, 75–78, 82

  overthrow of, 279, 312

  as second coming of Christ, 71, 76, 77, 78

  Haiti, 160

  Halfway Tree, Kingston, 48, 97, 225

  Hall, Gary, 110–11

  “Hallelujah Time” (song), 182

  Hamilton, Norman St. John, 221–22

  “Hammer” (song), 94

  Hammond, Beres, 293

  Hannah, Barbara Blake, 392

  Hanson, Junior Kerr Marvin, see Marvin, Junior

  Hanson (band), 270

  Harare, Zimbabwe, 350, 352, 354, 361

  Harder They Come, The (film), xix, 97, 175, 176, 229, 232

  Harder They Come, The (soundtrack), 176, 252

  Harlem, N.Y., 327, 335, 349

  Harriott, Derrick, 47, 95

  Harris, Richard, 274

  Harry J, 151, 158, 184

  Hartman, Daniel, 97

  Harvard Stadium, 403

  Harvey, Touter, 204

  Hathaway, Donny, 103

  Haynes, “Jah Jerry,” 44

  Heartbeat Records, 213

  Heartland Reggae (film), xxi, 290–91, 291, 292–93, 294, 296–98

  Heilig, Steve, 309

  Hendrix, Jimi, 270, 271

  Henzell, Perry, xix, 175, 176, 226, 229, 232, 233, 237, 242, 248–49, 260

  Heptones, 54

  “Here Comes the Judge” (song), xxi
i

  Hibert, Toots, 270

  Higgs, Joe, xvi, 8, 10–13, 11, 14, 17, 24–25, 30, 32, 39, 41, 45, 150–51, 152, 163, 176–78

  BM mentored by, 54

  Dodd and, 46–47

  on founding of Wailers, 12–13

  on “Simmer Down” release, 38

  on Tosh, 20

  in Wailers’ 1973 U.S. tour, 172–74

  on Wailers’ first recording sessions, 33–34

  Wailers mentored by, 15–16, 22, 25, 28

  on writing and performing rights, 47

  Higgs, Valerie, 194

  Higgs and Wilson, 39, 41, 46

  Hill, Joseph “Culture,” 293, 324, 325

  Hill, Stephen, 175–76

  Hippy Boys, 117, 119

  Hofler, Walter, 107

  Hold Me Tight (album), 99, 107

  “Hold Me Tight” (song), 137

  Holly, Buddy, 202

  Hollywood Sunset Marquis, 236

  Holmes, Hank, xx–xxii, 181, 299, 327, 328

  Homestead, 173

  “Hooligans” (song), 50

  Hope Road, as Island Records headquarters, 150, 156

  Hope Road, as Tuff Gong headquarters, 188, 189–91, 192, 193–94, 195–96, 205, 208, 209, 215, 216, 220, 222–25, 230–31, 238, 256, 257, 260, 265, 288–89, 315, 316, 319, 321, 322–23, 398, 399

  apartments at, 189, 194, 198, 199–200

  film of assassination attempt aftermath at, 235–36

  recording studio at, 163, 189, 315, 316–17, 322–23

  House of Blues, Cambridge, 153

  House of Chen, 184

  “How Can I Be Sure” (song), 46

  Hurrell, George, 237

  “Hurting Inside” (song), 94

  Hussey, Dermot, xvi, 152, 153, 178, 182, 187–88, 194–95, 206

  Hutton, Clinton, 40

  I Can See Clearly Now (album), 140, 141

  “I Can See Clearly Now” (song), 144

  “I Love You, Baby” (song), 66

  “I’m Gonna Get You” (song), 140

  Imperials, 311

  Impressions, 33, 42, 61, 74, 102

  “I’m So Proud” (song), 42

  “I’m Still Waiting” (song), 69

  “I’m the Toughest” (song), 59

  Incredible Sounds studio, 100

  Industry, Gordon Town, 152

  “I Need You” (song), 60

  Inner Circle, 129, 170, 293, 372

  Institute of Jamaica, 93, 180

  Intel-Diplo, 181

  International Year of the Rasta Child show, 349

  Isaiah, Book of, 77

  “I Shot the Sheriff” (song), 147, 160–63, 202, 224, 355, 357

  Island House, see Hope Road

  Island Records, xv, xix, 109, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 158, 166, 167, 175, 177, 185, 186, 189, 204, 212, 217, 232, 235, 238, 261, 267, 269, 274, 277–78, 284, 308, 330, 352, 368, 386

  Isley, Ernie, 271

  “isms,” Rastafarians’ rejection of, xv, 109, 165, 182, 346–47

  Israel, 317–18, 361, 403

  “Israelites” (song), 100, 113

  Issels, Ilse Marie, 393–94

  Issels, Josef, 390, 391–97

  “I Stand Predominate” (song), 60, 73

  “Is This Love?” (song), 266

  Ital Craft, 370

  Italy, 71, 368

  Ethiopia invaded by, 71

  I Three, 184, 185, 205, 221, 317, 338, 354, 357, 359

  “It Hurts To Be Alone” (song), 25, 31, 33, 41–42, 48, 57, 69

  “It Was Your Love” (song), 25

  Jackson, Jackie, 115, 203–4

  Jackson, Michael, 39, 336

  Jackson Five, 187

  Jacksons, 203

  JAD Records, 95, 99, 100–101, 102, 107, 108, 110, 132, 146, 147

  BM’s contract with, 103–6, 139, 177

  Jaffe, Lee, 160, 162–63, 186–87

  Jagger, Bianca, 278

  Jagger, Mick, 274, 278, 293, 309, 311

  “Jah Live” (song), 296

  “Jailhouse” (song), 57

  Jamaica:

  anti-violence movement in, 288, 290–91, 293, 298–99, 304

  BM in 1978 return to, 288–304

  colonial history of, 7, 128

  Haile Selassie’s visit to, 71, 72, 75–78, 82

  High Court of, 109

  middle-class exodus from, 179

  music business in, see music business, Jamaican

  nationalistic pride in, 40

  1976 election in, 216–18, 232, 258–59, 288

  political and gang violence in, 78–79, 119, 178, 179, 193, 216–17, 219, 258–59, 288, 302

  racism in, 7, 220

  Jamaica College, 121

  Jamaica Daily News, 209

  Jamaica House, 219

  Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), 28, 40, 119, 128, 129, 131, 220, 255, 257, 258, 265, 288, 293

  Jamaican Broadcasting Company (JBC), 90, 93, 110, 194

  Jamaica Sunday Gleaner, 392

  James, Marlon, 259

  Jamma (painting), 305

  Jamming (TV show), 291

  “Jamming” (song), 272, 276, 337

  Japan, 368

  Jeff (Rasta cook), 96

  Jenkins, Arthur, 95, 96, 99, 101, 102, 148

  Jesus Christ, 71, 72, 76, 78, 318, 392

  Jiving Crackerballs (Drive-In Cracker Boys), 117

  Job (entrepreneur), 353, 354, 359

  Jobson, Diane, 292

  Jobson, Dickie, 150, 151, 152–53, 154–55, 200, 222, 230, 231, 236

  John Paul II, Pope, 367

  Johnson, Al, 48

  Johnson, Linton Kwesi, xiii–xvii, xiv

  Jones, Tom, 47

  Jones Town, Kingston, 27, 29, 34, 53

  Joplin, Janis, 202

  Jordan, Fred, 135

  Joseph (biblical character), 317

  “Joseph” (song), 317–18

  “Judge Not” (song), 16–17

  “Jump Nyabinghi” (song), 405

  Katz, David, 125

  Kaya (album), 211, 266, 268, 270, 306, 307, 307, 308, 309, 322

  “Kaya” (song), 122

  KCRW (radio station), xx–xxi, 128, 299, 327

  “Keep On Moving” (song), 74, 142, 143, 382, 383

  Kelso, Beverley, xvi, 26, 34–39, 34, 41, 43–44, 52–54, 68, 72–73, 201–2

  on BM as Wailers’ leader, 45

  BM’s friendship wtih, 66–67

  on BM’s Hope Road headquarters, 190–91, 193–94

  on BM’s infidelities, 83

  in break with BM, 201

  in departure from Wailers, 82, 83–84

  in move to U.S., 84

  on recording sessions, 44–46

  Rita Marley and, 61–67, 84

  on “Simmer Down” release, 37–38

  on Wailers’ collaborative writing, 49

  on Wailers’ first recording sessions, 36–37

  on Wailers’ first stage shows, 52–53

  Kennedy, John F., Jr., 278

  Kenya, 312, 346

  Khouri, Paul, 105

  King of Reggae tour, 138

  King’s Theatre, 10

  Kingston, Jamaica:

  BM’s childhood and adolescence in, 7, 8, 28–29

  see also Hope Road; Trench Town

  Kingston, London, 140, 158, 162

  Kingston Central, 187

  Kingston College, 14, 90, 127

  Kingston Legal Aid Clinic, 180

  Kinsey, Donald, 210, 224, 225, 243, 250, 251

  KJLH (radio station), 373

  Kline, Franz, 237

  Knibb, Lloyd, 44

  Kong, Leslie, 16, 22, 107, 108, 112–16, 132

  KSAN (radio station), 173

  LaBelle, Patti, 35

  Laing, Denzil, 169

  Lako, Skipper, 12

  Lancaster House Agreements, 313

  Langston Road, East Kingston, 117

  L.A. Reggae (TV show), xxii, 311, 404

  Las Vegas, Nev., 173

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p; L.A. Weekly, xxi, 328

  Lazarus, Ken, 176

  Lee, Bunny, 119

  Lee, Byron, 95, 101, 104, 129, 176, 331

  Lee, Carlton, 115, 151

  Legalize It (album), 186, 187

  Legend (album), 408

  Lenin, V. I., 312

  Lennon, John, 274, 330

  Leslie, Colin, 315–16

  as BM’s business manager, 368–69

  on BM’s generosity, 318–19, 321,

  399–400

  on BM’s relationship with Blackwell, 323–24

  “Let Him Go” (song), 59, 73

  “Letter, The” (song), 104

  Levy, Morris, 213

  Lewis, Alva “Reggie,” 117, 119, 127

  Lewis, Jim, 290, 291–93, 291, 294, 295, 296–99

  Library of Congress, 408

  Life, Tek, 220, 233

  “Life of Boby Marley” (multimedia program), xvi, xxiii, 324

  Life of Contradiction (album), 150

  Lindo, Earl “Wya,” 127, 159, 204, 352, 374, 380, 403, 404–6

  Lingard, Marlene, 136

  Lips (Marley’s bodyguard), 312, 313

  “Liquidator” (song), 151

  “Little Boy Blue,” 74

  Little D, 233, 239

  “Little Did You Know” (song), 33, 50

  “Lively Up Yourself” (song), 137

  “Living On The Front Line” (song), 350–51

  Livingston, Neville O’Reilly, see Wailer, Bunny

  Livingston, Pearl, 8, 364

  Livingston, Thaddeus “Toddy,” 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 88

  London, 139, 145, 146, 147, 149, 157, 158, 163, 198, 204, 279, 280, 282, 286, 347, 403, 405

  BM’s post-shooting stay in, 201, 264–72, 274–75

  Wailers in, 137–38, 140

  London School of Economics, 221

  London School of Technique, 152

  “Lonesome Feeling” (song), 33, 43, 46, 53

  “(Lord, I Gotta) Keep On Moving” (song), 74, 142, 143, 382, 383

  Los Angeles, Calif., xx, xxii, 3, 10, 128, 186, 227, 235, 274, 299, 309, 311, 327, 328, 336, 372, 392, 403

  Lotus (club), 48

  “Love” (song), 98

  “Love and Affection” (song), 69, 143

  Lucea, Jamaica, xx

  Lymon, Frankie, 25

  Lyn, Robbie, 170, 203

  Mackie, Bongo, 165

  Madden, Dave, 224, 334–35

  Madison Square Garden, 349, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375–78, 382

  Mafia, 373, 374

  “Maga Dog” (song), 43

  Mairs, Jim, xxiv

  Malachi, Prince, 312, 313

  Malcolm X, 127

  Manhattan Transfer Show, The (TV show), 207, 226

  Manley, Michael, xiii, xx, 132, 176, 179, 231, 232, 233, 243, 256, 258, 259, 265–66, 288, 293

  BM assassination attempt and, 231, 256, 258

  in One Love Peace Concert meeting with Seaga, 290–91, 295, 301

  Rastafarian support for, 129

  Smile Jamaica concert and, 216–17, 220, 221, 250, 251

  Wailers’ 1971–72 tour in support of, 128, 129, 130–31

  Manticore Records, 270

 

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