Bob Marley

Jamaican legend Bob Marley began recording in the mid-1960s when R&B-influenced vocal harmony was the order of the day in Jamaican pop. With the Wailers, he presaged every major development from rock steady to roots reggae. By combining the tension of political issues with the expansiveness of Rastafarian spirituality and some of the deepest grooves in reggae, he earned a worldwide audience. Though Marley died young, he remains an icon comparable to John Lennon, a musical and social visionary.

• Alton Ellis/Hortense Ellis
• Augustus Pablo
• Barrington Levy
• Dennis Brown
• Desmond Dekker
• Dr. Alimantado
• Jimmy Cliff
• Junior Murvin (Reggae)
• King Tubby/The Observer Allstars/The Aggrovators
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• Peter Tosh
• The Congos
• The Heptones
• The Meditations
• Toots Hibbert

• Curtis Mayfield
• Jackie Wilson
• James Brown
• Joe Higgs
• John Holt
• Laurel Aitken
• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
• The Flamingos
• The Isley Brothers
• The Paragons (Reggae)/Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
• The Skatalites

• Aswad
• Ben Harper
• Black Uhuru
• Finley Quaye
• Gregory Isaacs/Dennis Brown
• Judy Mowatt
• Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Mutabaruka
• Sly & Robbie
• Steel Pulse
• Sugar Minott
• The Police
• U Roy
• UB40
• Ziggy Marley

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