What professions did Bob Marley and Eric Bloom have in common?
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Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions. Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry.
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Eric Bloom Eric Bloom (born December 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is best known as a vocalist, and "stun guitar" player for the long-running band Blue Öyster Cult, with work on over 20 albums. Much of his lyrical content relates to his lifelong interest in science fiction.
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Peter Tosh Peter Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band The Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. He was murdered in 1987 during a home invasion.
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Valerie Bloom Valerie Bloom MBE (born 1956) is a Jamaican-born poet and a novelist based in the UK.
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Arthur Gorson Arthur Gorson, also known as Arthur H. Gorson is a film and record producer. He also has experience as a cinematographer, screenwriter, cameraman and composer. He is currently (2015) active in film and commercial production. As a record producer, he produced over 20 albums for major labels with artists such as Golden Earring, Phil Ochs and Tom Rush. His photographic work with artists such as Bob Marley is widely known. A series of his photos were included in the 2012 authorized documentary "Marley" directed by Kevin Mcdonald ("The Last King of Scotland").
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Bobbi Harlow Bobbi Harlow is a fictional character in Berke Breathed's comic strip "Bloom County".
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Joseph Hoo Kim Joseph 'Jo Jo' Hoo Kim (born 1942) is a Jamaican reggae record producer.
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Grooving Kingston 12 Grooving Kingston 12 is a 3 disc box set of Bob Marley And The Wailers material from the 1967-1972 period released by Universal Records in 2004. An update of the "Complete Wailers" series along with " Fy-Ah Fy-Ah" and "Man To Man", it contains remastered versions of almost everything released during that period. These compilations were released to put an end to bootlegging and provide royalties to surviving artists and their families, and also to provide the complete discography without buying several separate CDs.
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Midnite Lover Midnite Lover is the fourth studio album released by Jamaican singer Shaggy. The album became the follow-up to Shaggy's career-making album "Boombastic", however, it did not fare as well. The album features covers of Erma Franklin's "Piece of My Heart", and Bob Marley's "Thank You Lord", which features guest vocals from Ky-Mani Marley. 50,000 copies of the album were sold in the UK. "Piece of My Heart" and "My Dream" were the only two singles released from the album.
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Robert Ffrench Robert Ffrench (born c.1962) is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.
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Funkstar De Luxe Funkstar De Luxe (born Martin Aulkjær Ottesen in 1973) is a Danish house producer and remixer. He is best known for his million-selling reworking of Bob Marley's "Sun Is Shining."
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I Shot the Sheriff "I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 by The Wailers.
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Cindy Breakspeare Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954) — known as Cindy Breakspeare — is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz musician and former model. She was crowned Miss World 1976. She is the mother of Grammy-winning reggae musician Damian Marley, through her relationship with reggae legend Bob Marley, who remained married to Rita Marley until his death. Bob is said to have written the songs "Waiting in Vain", "She Used To Call Me Dada" and "Turn Your Lights Down Low" about her and their love.
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Jim Bob James Robert Morrison (born 22 November 1960), known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author, best known as the singer of indie punk band Carter USM.
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Eklypse Sicka Keniel Flowers (born 17 February ) better known by his stage name Eklypse Sicka or simply Eklypse is a Jamaican Reggae & Dancehall singer and songwriter.
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Albert Grossman Albert Bernard Grossman (May 21, 1926 – January 25, 1986) was an American entrepreneur and manager in the American folk music scene and rock and roll. He was famous as the manager of many of the most popular and successful performers of folk and folk-rock music, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Peter, Paul and Mary, the Band, Odetta, Gordon Lightfoot and Ian & Sylvia.
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Style Scott Lincoln Valentine Scott (29 April 1956 – 9 October 2014), better known as Style Scott, was a Jamaican reggae drummer, famous for playing in the Roots Radics and, later, with Dub Syndicate. He also recorded and performed with Prince Far I, Bunny Wailer, Scientist and Creation Rebel.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley which developed from the earlier ska vocal group, the Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band. After Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left the band in 1974, Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included the Barrett brothers, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
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Douglas Ewart Douglas R. Ewart (born 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a multi-instrumentalist and instrument builder. He plays sopranino and alto saxophones, clarinets, bassoon, flute, bamboo flutes ("shakuhachi", "ney", and panpipes), and didgeridoo; as well as Rastafarian hand drums (nyabingi, repeater, and bass).
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Conny Bloom Conny Bloom is the stage name for Ulf Conny Blomqvist, (born 23 November 1964 in Stockholm) who is a Swedish guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the frontman for the funk metal band, Electric Boys. Bloom also served a stint as a guitarist of the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks and in Silver Ginger 5
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Like Father Like Son (Ky-Mani Marley album) Like Father Like Son is the debut album by Ky-Mani Marley released on August 2, 1996, produced by David Lee. He is the son of reggae legend Bob Marley. The album features cover versions of some of Bob Marley's songs. The bass player is Robbie Shakespeare.
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Phil Pratt Phil Pratt, born George Phillips (born 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.