Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History

Kris talks with author Ritchie Unterberger about the photobook,
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History.


About the Author Ritchie Unterberger:


Richie Unterberger is the author of numerous rock history
books. The first of these, Unknown Legends of Rock ’n’ Roll
(1998), profiles underappreciated cult rock artists of all styles
and eras; the next, Urban Spacemen & Wayfaring Strangers:
Overlooked Innovators & Eccentric Visionaries Of ’60s Rock
(2000; also available as revised/updated 2013 ebook edition),
features in-depth surveys of 20 underrated greats of the era.
Turn! Turn! Turn!: The Folk-Rock Revolution (2002) and its
sequel, Eight Miles High: Folk-Rock’s Flight from Haight-Ashbury
to Woodstock (2003) cover the history of the 1960s folk-rock
movement. Turn! Turn! Turn! and Eight Miles High have been
combined into the ebook Jingle Jangle Morning: Folk-Rock in the
1960s, which adds new and updated material.

The Unreleased Beatles: Music and Film won a 2007 Association for
Recorded Sound Collections Award for Excellence in Historical
Recorded Sound Research in the “Best Discography” division of the
“Best Research in Recorded Rock Music” category. His most recent
books are White Light/White Heat: The Velvet Underground
Day-By-Day (2009) and Won’t Get Fooled Again: The Who from
Lifehouse to Quadrophenia (2011). His most recent book is
Fleetwood Mac: The Ultimate Illustrated History (2016), published
by Voyageur Press.

Unterberger is also author of The Rough Guide to Music USA, a
guidebook to the evolution of regional popular music styles
throughout America in the 20th century, and The Rough Guide to
Jimi Hendrix. He is a frequent contributor to MOJO and Record
Collector, and has written hundreds of liner notes for CD
reissues. He teaches courses on rock music history at the College
of Marin, the University of San Francisco, and City College of
San Francisco. He lives in San Francisco.


About Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate
Illustrated History:


Well over three decades after Marley’s death, he and his
bandmates remain the most famous reggae artists of all
time. Bob Marley and the Wailers explores their
legacy.

Illustrated with photos and memorabilia from all phases of their
journey, Bob Marley and the Wailers illuminates the lives
and times of the man and his collaborators. Indeed, the Wailers
are one of the most famous bands of all time, period. Their
evolution from early-60s Jamaican ska act to international
superstars was not just improbable, but unprecedented for an act
from a third-world nation.



The entire, incredible journey of Marley and the Wailers is
covered in this visual history. You will see the crucial role
they played in establishing reggae as a globally popular form of
music, and the influence that the Rastafari movement had on their
lives and sound. Plus, how Marley's socially conscious lyrics and
actions made him a universal symbol of pride and justice. This
tribute takes you through the entire story, right up to Marley's
untimely death in 1981, and his enduring legacy beyond.


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Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Ultimate Illustrated History is
AVAILABLE NOW - CLICK HERE to order. 


For more from Ritchie - Visit his website RitchieUnterberger.com


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About the Podcast: 


‘TEXT PROSE AND ROCK N ROLL’- is the only
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