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Bob Marley merchandise deal revealed
A raft of Bob Marley merchandise could be hitting the shops after his family signed a deal to market his likeness.
The late reggae star's family has entered into an agreement with private equity group Hilco Consumer Capital to handle licensing for products themed on his name
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Bob Marley's mother passes away
Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker has died at 81, it has been revealed.
According to her spokesperson Jerome Hamilton, Booker passed away in her sleep on April 8 at her home in Miami, from what is believed to have been natural causes. Her death comes 27 years after her most
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Bob Marley goes 'Roots, Rock' on new release
The UK's Bombay Dub Orchestra join a host of top producers and remixers including DJ Spooky, Fort Knox Five, Cordovan, Afrodisiac Sound System and Jimpster for a new release of Bob Marley remixes. What makes this album particularly important is that it is the first remix album of the
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Bob Marley Mentor Sir Coxsone Dies
Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd a legendary Jamaican producer, created Studio One Jamaica's first black-owned recording studio in 1963.
His early recordings in the 1950s & 60s helped launch the sound of Ska. He is also credited with launching the careers of such luminaries as Lee
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Rare Marley Tape Set For Auction
An early reel-to-reel tape of Bob Marley performing some of his future hits with musician Jimmy Norman is set for auction in New York next month.
Christie's auction house is set to include the tape, which Norman discovered in his apartment in June, in an auction which will include
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