Schollin, Christina, 134
Scott, Ricardo “Ras Cardo,” 12–13
“Screw Face” (song), 137
Seaga, Edward, xv, 35, 129, 131, 132, 232, 233, 259, 293, 397, 407
linked to assassination attempt, 255, 256, 257, 258, 398
in One Love Peace Concert meeting with Manley, 290–91, 295, 301
Seaton, B. B., 56
Seawind Hotel, 183
See’t Yah (TV show), 90, 92
Seka, Mohmmadu “Johnny,” 305
“Selassie Is The Chapel” (song), 110
Senegal, 305
Shakat Music, 213
Shakespeare, William, 366
Shashamane, Ethiopia, 257, 312, 313–14, 313
Shearer, Hugh, 102
Sheraton, 199, 203, 225, 307
“She Used To Call Me Da Da” (song), 324
Shower Posse (Blake), 373
Shower Posse gang, 373
Sibbles, Leroy, 56
“Simmer Down” (song), xxvi, 22, 29, 31–32, 33–34, 36–38, 40, 47, 51, 57, 69, 119
Simms, Arthur, 326
Simon, Kate, xxv, 307–8, 307
Simone, Nina, 202
Simpson, Louis, 231
Simpson, Mrs., 5
Sims, Danny, xvi, xxv, 94–97, 102, 102, 103, 104, 105–6, 108–9, 113, 132, 139, 140–42, 150, 175, 208, 384, 389, 390
on BM’s cancer, 286–87, 379–80, 386–88
BM’s contracts with, 97–98, 101, 107–8, 133–34, 136–37, 147, 177
BM’s first meeting with, 95–96
on BM’s relationship with Nash, 141
on BM’s seizure, 379
and BM’s Sony contract, 140, 144–45, 146–48, 177
on BM’s stay at Issels’s clinic, 394
Bunny Wailer’s relationship with, 98
on last show in Pittsburgh, 387
Madison Square Garden security arranged by, 373–74
on Madison Square Garden shows, 375–77
and 1980 tour, 371–80
on Peter Tosh, 105
on recording Jamaican musicians, 99–100
rehired as BM’s manager, 317
Tosh’s relationship with, 98
tour and new contract negotiations canceled by, 387
Sims, Donnice, 342–45
Sims, Eddie, 339–40, 342
Sinatra, Frank, 274
ska, 100, 152
Skatalites, 22, 32, 37, 44, 73–74, 88, 114–15, 142, 152
Sky Rocket (sound system), 24
Sledger (Marley’s cousin), 2
“Slipping Into Darkness” (song), 142
Sloan Kettering hospital, 379–80, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392
Sly and the Family Stone, 172–73
Small, Millie, 100, 145, 165
“Small Axe” (song), 120–21, 142, 164
“Smile Jamaica” (song), 218–19, 223
Smile Jamaica concert, xxi, 216–18, 219, 223, 225, 226, 227, 229, 230, 235, 239, 240, 241–53, 255, 256, 258, 261, 288, 403
Smith, CC, xxiii, 69
Smith, Dessie, 319–20, 320, 346, 378, 379
on BM as father, 401
on BM’s cancer, 384
on BM’s daily routine, 364–65
on BM’s songwriting method, 365–66
in collaboration with BM, 366–67
on final show in Pittsburgh, 381
Smith, Earl “Chinna,” 210
Smith, Matthew, 302
Smith, Slim, xix, 50
Smykle, Paul, 308
S.O.B.’s, 102
“So Jah Seh” (song), 252
Solomonic Production, 181
Sombrero (club), 53, 123
Some Girls (album), 309
“So Much Things To Say” (song), 404
Songs of Freedom (Salewicz), xxv
Sons of Negus, xix, 251, 294
Sony Records, 132, 141, 212, 213, 379, 387
BM’s contract with, 140, 144–45, 146–48, 177
Sony Studios, 141, 146
“Soon Come” (song), 104
Soul Almighty (album), 300
“Soul Almighty” (song), 120
“Soul Captives” (song), 113, 114
Soulettes, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 73, 74, 81, 116
“Soul Rebel” (song), 104
Soul Rebels (album), 122
Soul Revolution (album), 122
“Soul Shakedown Party” (song), 113
Soul Syndicate, 210
sound systems (mobile devices), 47, 50
contests between, 24–25
South Africa, 1, 265, 266, 303, 347
Southern Rhodesia, see Zimbabwe
Soviet Union, 301
Spain, 205
Spanish Town, Jamaica, 23
Spaulding, Tony, 176, 242, 244, 245, 247
Speakeasy, 159
Spencer Davis Group, 146
Sporty, King, 56, 208, 331, 332, 333
SS (Schutzstaffel), 393
Stanford University, 180
Star, 289
Starlight Bowl, 311
Steblecki, Joe, 347, 354
Steckles, Garry, 293
Steffens, Mary, xx, 20, 309
“Stepping Razor” (song), 177
Stevens, Cat, 103
Stewart, Tinga, 130
“Stir It Up” (song), 100, 142, 170
Stitt, King, 331
Stockholm, Sweden, 136, 137, 140
Stone, Sly, 172–73
“Straight and Narrow Way” (song), 33, 37
Strawberry Hill, Jamaica, as BM’s post-shooting hideout, 231, 234, 237, 238–40, 242, 244, 253, 261
Streisand, Barbra, 147
Studio One, xvi, xxv, 22, 25, 32, 37, 44, 47, 54, 56, 57–59, 63, 81, 107, 119, 195, 219
Studio 17, 96
Success Club, 50
Sugar Ray Robinson Foundation, 328
“Sunday Morning” (song), 59
“Sun Is Shining” (song), 87
Sunset Marquis Hotel, 20
Supremes, 74
Survival (album), xxi, xxiii, 306, 314,315, 322–27, 330, 350–51, 363, 366
Survival tour, 331–36
Sutton, Pepe, 371, 372
Sutton-Smith, John, 291
Swaby, John, 293
Sweden, BM in, 107, 133, 134–37, 140
Swing, xx
Taitt, Lynn, 99
Take a Giant Step (film), 134
Talamon, Bruce, 328, 337, 338
Talkin’ Blues (album), 182, 194
“Talkin’ Blues” (song), 177, 178
Tanamo, Lord, 47
Taubman, Lowell, 287
Taylor, April, 340
Taylor, Don, 139, 145, 175, 177, 207–8, 221, 222, 259, 285, 292–93, 298, 315, 330, 331, 345, 386, 389
on Blackwell’s relationship with BM, 277–78
BM’s dismissal of, 340–42, 371
as BM’s manager, 175–76, 327–28
gambling habit of, 255
as possible primary assassination target, 255, 257
shooting of, 224–25, 231, 236, 240, 255, 257
Techniques, xix, 33, 50
Technology, University of, 75
Tee, Richard, 99
“Teenager in Love” (song), 47
Temptations, 74
“Ten To One” (song), 58
“Terror” (song), 16
“Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)” (song), 17, 186, 355
Theocratic Government, 321
“There’s A Reward” (song), 46
“There She Goes” (song), 43
Third World, xvii, 51, 121, 129, 170, 171, 231, 235, 242, 243, 248, 251, 315
Thomas, Michael, xix
Thompson, Dennis, 47–48, 119–20, 170, 195, 352, 362
as BM’s recording engineer, 207
on final show in Pittsburgh, 381–82, 383
on Zimbabwe independence concert, 356–57
Thompson, Errol, 295
Time, xiii, 267, 270, 408
“Time Will T
ell” (song), 254
Tivoli Gardens, Jamaica, 132, 220, 258, 290
Tompkins, Dera, 348–57, 349, 359–61
Toots and the Maytals, 12, 38, 39, 41, 54, 203
Tom the Great Sebastian (sound system), 24
Torno, Randy, 293
Toronto, Ont., 99, 296, 333
Tosh, Peter, xiv, xxi, xxii, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36, 37, 40–44, 46, 49, 50, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 67, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 80, 85, 88, 89–90, 93, 97, 98–99, 101, 104, 121, 124–25, 126, 127, 139, 140, 145, 152–53, 155, 158, 159, 160, 164, 166, 171, 173, 184, 187, 189, 190, 193, 202, 274, 295, 301, 403
background of, 19
BM’s strained relationship with, 167–68, 169, 174, 180–81
in Burbank reunion with BM, 311–12
in departure from Wailers, 168, 174, 179, 181, 182–83
first guitar of, 19–20
guitar playing by, 74
humor of, 21
on Jamaican peace movement, 301, 304
journalists and, 275–76
in One Love Peace Concert, 17, 294
Rita Marley and, 63–66
seriousness of, 21
Sims and, 95, 96, 98, 105
solo career of, 182, 186
on Wailers’ first stage shows, 51–52
Wailers joined by, 19
Traffic, 146, 308
Treasure Isle, 322, 323
Trench Town, 8–10, 12, 13–14, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 34, 36, 37–38, 59, 60, 61, 62, 74, 77, 83, 86, 88, 92, 95, 96, 97, 108, 110, 111, 113, 154, 155, 162, 163, 176, 177, 193, 201, 207, 220, 259, 266, 317, 400
Trench Town Records, xix
“Trench Town Rock” (song), 171
Trench Town School, 27
Trench Town Sports Complex, 175, 176
Trinidad, 24, 160, 325
Trinity, 293
Trojan Records, 122, 139–40, 145–46, 213
“Trouble On The Road Again” (song), 90
Tubby, King, 322
Tuff Gong (record label), xv, 107, 116, 121, 137, 315–17, 324, 369
headquarters of, see Hope Road, as Tuff Gong headquarters
see also Wail’n Soul’m
Tuff Gong (studio), 163, 315, 316–17, 322–23
“Turn Your Lights Down Low” (song), 200, 266
Twelve Tribes Foundation, 321
Twelve Tribes of Israel, 196, 223, 230, 300, 313, 354, 388–89, 400
in aftermath of BM assassination attempt, 233–34, 240
BM and, 214, 219, 235, 317–18, 319
Twelve Tribes Sound System, 324
U2, 277
United Nations, 305
Universal Amphitheater (Los Angeles), 30
Uprising (album), 362, 363–67, 368, 405
Uprising tour, 387
Upsetter Records, 121, 164
Upsetters (band), 115, 117, 119
Valentine, Ricky, 130
Vaughan, Stevie Ray, 274
Venneri, Joe, 100, 102
on BM’s spirituality, 103–4
Video Lab, 228
Vietnam War, 227
Vikings (band), 52
Vikings (gang), 109–10
Village Gate, 229
Vill Sa Garna Tro (Want So Much to Believe) (film), 134–35, 136, 137
Vineyard Town theatre, 10
VIP (club), 47–48
Virgin Islands, 207
Virgona, Marco, 393
V-Rocket (sound system), 24
Wailer, Bunny, xiv, xvi, xxvi, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 25, 26, 28, 36, 37, 39, 41, 42, 43–44, 46, 56, 58, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68–70, 73, 74, 75, 83, 85, 95, 101, 112, 113, 114–16, 121–26, 130, 139, 140, 142–44, 145, 150, 151–53, 156–57, 158–59, 160, 161, 163–64, 165, 171, 172, 174, 180, 181, 183, 184, 186, 189, 190, 193, 202, 207, 307, 356, 385
on “Best of Wailers” as album title, 115
on Blackwell’s royalties payments to Dodd, 149
on BM’s childhood, 5, 6
on BM’s first recordings, 16
on BM’s marriage to Rita, 67–68
on BM’s songwriting methods, 122
on Cole as Wailers’ promoter, 137–38
in departure from Wailers, 166–68, 169, 179
on Haile Selassie’s visit, 77–78
in JAD recording sessions, 104–5
on Nash’s relationship with Wailers, 141
1967 arrest and imprisonment of, 93, 94, 97
on Nine Mile sojourn, 87–90
on Perry’s reneging on contract, 123–24
on Planno’s duplicity, 109–10
in release from prison, 104
Sim’s relationship with, 98
solo career of, 182
as songwriter, 48–49
on songwriting credit disputes, 120
on Tosh, 20–21
unpublished memoir of, xxii–xxiii
on Wailers’ break with Dodd, 80–82
on Wailers’ first recording session, 31
on Wailers’ first stage shows, 50–51
on Wailers’ name, 13–14
Wailers (original lineup), xiv, xvi–xvii, xix, xx, xxi, xxii, xxiii, xxvi, 5, 11, 17–18, 20, 22–23, 25, 26, 27, 28–34, 32, 34, 35–39, 40–58, 59, 60, 60, 66, 67, 72, 73–74, 78, 93, 94, 100–106, 107–9, 111–12, 118, 119–32, 133, 139, 143–45, 146–48, 149–56, 159–66, 170, 175, 177, 178, 180–82, 183, 184, 189, 190, 191, 195, 203, 315
Barrett brothers as rhythm section for, 117, 128
BM as leader of, 45
Braithwaite’s departure from, 42
in break with Dodd, 80–82
in break with Perry, 126
Bunny’s departure from, 166–68, 169, 179
Cole’s promotion of, 112, 137–39
collaborative writing by, 48–49
Dodd’s alleged mistreatment of, 46
in England, 142–43, 156–57, 158–59
first recording session of, 29–30
first stage shows by, 49–50
founding of, 12, 21
guitar playing by, 43
Higgs’s mentoring of, 15–16, 22, 25, 28
Island recordings of, 149–50
JAD recordings of, 101, 107, 110
Kelso’s departure from, 82, 83–84
Kong and, 112–16
last stage shows of, 187–88, 194, 204–5
in London, 137–38, 140
naming of, 13–14, 41
Nash’s relationship with, 141–42
1973 breakup of, xxv
1973 U.S. tour of, 171–74
at Nine Mile, 85–90
Perry and, 117, 120–21, 122–24, 139
in PNP campaign tour, 128, 129–31
Rita Marley and, 61–64
Sims and, 97–98
simultaneous Top Ten hits of, 56–57
stage shows of, 68–70
Studio One recordings of, 22, 29, 44–45, 81–82, 149–50
Tosh’s departure from, 168, 174, 179, 181, 182–83
Tosh’s joining of, 19
Tuff Gong recordings of, 121
Tuff Gong releases of, 137
U.S. tour planned by, 166–67
see also Bob Marley and the Wailers
Wailers Band, xxiii, 179, 195, 210, 222, 268, 269, 276
favorite songs of, 403–6
as songwriting collaborators, 405
see also Bob Marley and the Wailers; Wailers
Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley’s Wailers (Masouri), xxv, 117–18
Wailing Souls, 9
Wailing Wailers, 81
see also Wailers (orginial lineup)
Wail’n Soul’m (record label), 46, 81, 105, 107, 116
see also Tuff Gong (record label)
Wail’n Soul’m Time (radio program), 94
“Waiting In Vain” (song), 200, 266, 276, 310, 405
“Wake Up And Live” (song), 324–25
Waldorf-Astoria (New York), 305
Walker, Constantine “Vision,” 60–61, 60, 63, 66, 73–74, 75, 7
8, 85, 87, 88
as fill-in for BM in Wailers, 59–60
on Haile Selassie’s visit, 77
Walker, Jeff, xxi, 217, 225–26, 232, 233, 239–40, 241–43, 261, 327
aftermath of assassination attempt filmed by, 235–37
on BM assassination attempt, 230–31
on BM’s decision to do Smile Jamaica concert, 241–42, 244–45, 246–47
on BM’s flight to Bahamas, 253
on BM’s Smile Jamaica performance, 250–51, 252
on motive for assassination attempt, 256, 257
on Smile Jamaica filming, 248–49
“Walk the Proud Land” (song), 170
Walton, Tom, 213
Want So Much to Believe (Vill Sa Garna Tro) (film), 134–35, 136, 137
“War” (song), 356, 381, 404
Ward Theatre, 49, 50, 51–52
Warm December (film), 160
Watt, Jean, 88
WBAI (radio station), 8, 26, 27
WBLS (radio station), 371, 372
“We And Dem” (song), 363, 366
“We Getting The Fight” (song), 367
Wesley, Segree, 8–9, 9, 11–12, 21, 42–43, 48–49, 72, 83, 85–86, 87, 172, 185, 208, 380–81
on BM’s marriage to Rita, 67
on BM’s singing style, 43
on BM’s singlemindedness, 64–65
on Madison Square Garden shows, 377–78
on Rita Marley, 64–65
on “Simmer Down” release, 38
on Wailers’ first stage shows, 51
West Germany, 392
West Indies, University of the, 40, 72, 74, 179, 180, 302
“What Goes Around Comes Around” (song), 175
What’s Goin’ On (album), 198
“What’s New Pussycat?” (song), 33, 47
“What’s Your Name” (song), 61
“Where Is The Love?” (song), 103
White, Bob, 146–47
Who Feels It (album), 363
“Who Is Mr. Brown” (song), 122
Williams, Errol, 10, 13
Williams, Noel, see Sporty, King
Willoughby, Neville, 90–93, 91, 94, 95–96, 97–99, 101, 104, 108, 134, 169–70
BM filmed by, 92
BM interviewed by, 93, 288–89
on BM’s singlemindedness about music, 169
on One Love Peace Concert, 294, 295–96
Wilmington, Del, 68, 80
Wilson, Cecelia, 316
Wilson, Delroy, 10, 39, 66
Wilson, Dion, 4, 399
Wilson, Jackie, 202
Wilson, Roy, 25–26, 39, 41, 46
Winkler, Tony, xxiv–xxv
Wint, Elaine, 250
Winwood, Stevie, 146, 270
“Wisdom” (song), 90
Witter, Michael, 173, 179
Wonder, Stevie, 187, 194, 205, 216, 271, 305, 372, 378
“Work” (song), 363, 383, 405
Wright, Betty, 287, 331–34, 336–37, 338, 340–42
on BM’s spirituality and charisma, 333–34
Wright, Winston, 115, 204
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