 Sporty found lasting hits in the electro funk canon with Connie Case's "Get on Down" and "Haven't Been Funked Enough", under his Ex Tras moniker when he made licensing deals with Tommy Boy Records in 1982.His original version of "Buffalo Soldier" was released in the late 1970s.Marley first recorded the song in Miami towards the end of the "Kaya" tour in 1978.