After Tuff Gong Studios and lunch with Anthony Red Rose, I just dropped in to see Chinna Inna Di Yard.
It’s pretty wild how much Bob Marley lives on in the memory of his friends here. Every old man here knew him. The man has been gone almost 40 years. He would have been 75 as of next February.
At one point they were stumped about a certain Bob Marley song they could not recall the name and melody of, and they sang out song after song Bob wrote. Hit after hit.
Ultimately Bob was one of the greatest songwriters of all time. It’s the songs…and the story.
He took this music farther than any other Jamaican that has ever lived, and in the process he blazed a trail for thousands of artists from Jamaica, and created a template for so many bands.
Everytime an artist from Jamaica emerges people wonder if he is the next Bob Marley, and there has to be one. Yet this is much more of a blessing than a curse.
In the spirit of Lenni I-Music ‘s inaguaral concert, Robert Nesta Marley is the real Reggae Trailblazer.
THE TWIST:
☆now the Rastas are big upping Elvis Presley and the productivity of the Nashville machine☆
“They didn’t want a black man to sing those songs, but Elvis was the closest thing.”
Then the discussion evolved into Black History Trivia,
“What female singer’s live performance, made Barack Obama cry?”
I made it!!
At this show. I may play this night next time. And Dub Club or Vinyl Thursday. Time to make moves before moves before moves.
Pretty hip scene.
Tuff Gong Studios is going to start pressing records here again. That was the question Phlat Philler asked me to find out on my first visit.
Sometimes I take a little extra time on a test, but I came to hit the curve out of the yard.
After Tuff Gong Studios and lunch with Anthony Red Rose, I just dropped in to see Chinna Inna Di Yard.
– Musician and writer Davin Michael Stedman has many ventures, such as the AMAZING blog, 100milesofmusic.com. Davin’s new song has become a global earworm and Caribbean dancehall hit. Listen here on Reggaeville: DAVIN MICHAEL STEDMAN & ANTHONY RED ROSE – FREE YOUR MIND FEAT. SLY & ROBBIE WITH LENKY MARSDEN. The video is now available on Youtube: Tuff Gong Television. His single with British band Sherlock Soul is available here.
