Bob Marley
EVEN BEYOND the grave, Bob Marley is one of reggae's most influential artistes to date.
He is especially known across the world for his hit, One Love, from the album Legend which has become an unofficial anthem for Jamaica. However, before that, there were other hit songs that sealed Marley's fate as an international icon.
In 1975, three years after Marley and the Wailers were signed to Island Records, they release the album Natty Dread which had the single No Woman Nuh Cry which hit the UK charts. The following year they released Rastaman Vibration and in 1977 they released Exodus which spent 56 weeks on the British charts.
But Marley wasn't done yet. He later came with songs like Get Up, Stand Up, Turn Your Lights Down Low and Woman Hold Your Head and Cry.
Marley's songs have over time garnered more attention than most current hits. According to the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA), his album Legend has sold more than 10 million copies in 11 years on the top pop charts.
The only other album on the pop charts that has served longer is Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.
There have been more than 10 compilations of Marley's songs so far and people have taken it one step further by sampling his songs. Lauryn Hill was recently featured in Turn Your Lights Down Low and Woman Hold Your Head Up High has been sampled and used in a re-release of a Notorious B.I.G . single.
And of course his son, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley on his album Welcome To JamRock has sampling from his father's catalogue. Songs used include Pimpers Paradise and Exodus.
There seems to be no end to this Marley's legacy.
