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
&nbs
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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