Bob Marley and the WailersThe Ultimate Illustrated History
Richie Unterberger
Bob Marley’s musical heroes growing up in Jamaica in the 1950s and ’60s were not the local calypso singers but black American vocal groups, such as the Drifters. His later transformation of Jamaican musical styles into reggae and his resulting rise to international fame are described in this celebration volume, illustrated with archive photographs, concert posters, record labels and other Marley ephemera. Slightly off-mint.