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Jackie Jackson obituary

Toots and the Maytals bass player whose melodic lines drove some of the biggest reggae hits of the 1960s and 70s

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15

No wonder we love Bob Marley’s ‘Could You Be Loved’ – its message is as pure and pertinent as ever

IN FOCUS: The memorable track is the reggae icon’s most-played song in the UK – more so than ‘One Love’ and ‘Three Little Birds’. Why do Brits love it so much? asks Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

“The drum, it is the heartbeat, and the bass, it is the backbone” Listen to Aston “Family Man” Barrett’s isolated bassline on Bob Marley’s Is This Love

Bob Marley’s enduring hit is rife with reggae bass Barrett-isms: quarter-note triplets, resting on one, and unison riffs

Guitar World · Feb 6, 2024

Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist with Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies aged 77

Influential musician also co-produced group’s albums and mentored many Jamaican artists

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2024

‘He’s a man with a fork in a world of soup’: the bitterest music-duo spats

With Hall & Oates now saying ‘no can do’ to their partnership, we look at the other pop pairs who fell out of harmony

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023

10 reggae records that every bass fan should know

The 10 best reggae albums from Jamaica’s main bass men. From Sly and Robbie to Bob Marley and the Wailers

Guitar World · Apr 12, 2023

See inside the Bob Marley One Love Experience in Hollywood

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cedella Marley stood at the entrance of the Bob Marley One Love Experience, an interactive exhibit devoted to the life and legacy of her father, a few days before it opened on Jan. 27 for a 12-week run in the heart of Hollywood.

The Orange County Register · Feb 3, 2023

‘My mum used to cook for the Wailers!’: Leeds puts its West Indian history on display

With illegal blues parties in basements and impassioned activism across the city, Windrush was more than just a London story – as this new string of events proves

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2022