IR-09-23 Initiative Radio audio opensource_audio INITIATIVE RADIO SALUTES BLACK HISTORY MAKER BOB MARLEY Had Bob Marley survived his battle with Acrolentiginous Melanoma, a form of skin cancer most common in the black race, February 6th 2010 would mark his sixty-fifth year and like many living musical legends and fellow Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductees, he could very well have staged a successful comeback tour with his musically gifted children in tow. Initiative Radio's Salute to Black History Maker Bob Marley is a dream come true for both commercial and Roots Reggae music lovers, black history seekers and Bob Marley fans. The one hour program delivers a concise biography of Marley's life and is jam-packed with musical selections that reflect every stage of his career. ABOUT BOB MARLEY The story of Bob Marley, born Robert Nesta Marley, began in the small village of Nine Mile in Jamaica, West Indies. He was the offspring of eighteen year old Cedella Booker a black Jamaican woman and Norval Marley a white man who was a captain in the Royal Marines. Marley suffered racial discrimination due to his mixed-race identity and although he chose not to engage in the race argument he ultimately self-identified as black-African. He began singing as a teenager and under the tutelage of his musical mentor Joe Higgs, became a member of the group The Wailers, along with his friends Peter McIntosh (Peter Tosh) and Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer.) The group had humble roots, refining their harmonies on ghetto street corners, but in time Bob Marley and The Wailers rose up to make hit records through the late 60s and early 70s and achieved spectacular international success. Not unusual for wildly popular bands, The Wailers broke up in 1974 and Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left to pursue successful solo careers, while Bob continued to perform under the name Bob Marley and The Wailers. All three Wailers were devout Rastafarians and can be credited with using their music to promote Rastafari inspired messages of peace, unity, equal rights and justice to a global audience. In 1978 Peter Tosh was mortally wounded at gunpoint and in 1981 Marley died in a Miami hospital after he lost his battle with ALM skin cancer. His final words to his son Ziggy were, âMoney can't buy life.â The remaining original Wailer, Bunny Wailer is said to reside in both Jamaica's capital city of Kingston and on a farm in the country's interior. Initiative Radio highlights the work of organizations both for profit & not-for-profit; individuals of repute ordinary persons who are professionally & personally obligated to making a difference in their community & the world at large. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ 2010-01-09 00:43:22 2010-01-08 23:59:46 amck83@hotmail.com initiative radio initiative radio 2010-01-09 01:54:45 2010-01-09 01:57:29 2010-01-09 01:58:57 initiative radio