Catch a Fire The Life of Bob Marley

by White, Timothy

• ISBN13: 9780805080865
• ISBN10: 0805080864
• Edition: Large
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-02
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

Summary

The classic biography of reggae legend Bob Marley, updated and revised for the twenty-fifth anniversary of his death Bob Marley left an indelible mark on modern music, both as a reggae pioneer and as an enduring cultural icon. Catch a Fire , now a classic of rock biography, delves into the life of the leader of a musical, spiritual, and political explosion that continues today. Under the supervision of the author's widow and with the collaboration of a Marley expert, this fourth edition contains a wealth of new material, including many revisions made by the author before his untimely death. An appendix to the new edition chronicles Marley's legacy in recent years, as well as the ongoing controversy over the possibility that Marley's remains might be exhumed from Nine Mile, Jamaica, and reburied in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where hundreds of Rastafarians live. The new edition also contains an expanded discography and is factually updated throughout. "Probably the finest biography ever written about a popular musician." San Francisco Chronicle "As close as rock journalism comes to transcendent literature." Playboy "White has a deep appreciation for reggae's immediacy, hypnotic power, and contradictions . . . An exhaustively researched labor of love." Chicago Sun-Times

Author Biography

One of the most prominent music journalists of the twentieth century, Timothy White wrote extensively on Marley, reggae, and Caribbean music and culture for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and other leading publications. His close contact with Marley and his family and inner circle of friends led to White being granted access to private papers, photographs, and memorabilia. White died in 2002.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	x
Notes on the New Edition	xv
1. Riddim Track: An Introduction	1	(28)
2. Kingdom Come	29	(20)
3. Misty Morning	49	(23)
4. Bad Card	72	(25)
5. Pass It On	97	(21)
6. Small Axe	118	(26)
7. Who Feels It, Knows It	144	(17)
8. People Get Ready	161	(27)
9. Natural Mystic	188	(10)
10. Stir It Up	198	(9)
11. Rat Race	207	(9)
12. Coming In from the Cold	216	(16)
13. Crisis	232	(25)
14. Who the Cap Fit	257	(15)
15. Redemption Song	272	(21)
16. Exodus	293	(23)
17. Time Will Tell: A Hereafter	316	(105)
Appendix 1: Duppy Conqueror	421	(3)
Appendix 2: Songbird of "Summer Down"	424	(3)
Appendix 3: "Rasta Don't Work Fe Nuh CIA"	427	(6)
Appendix 4: Judge Not (Before You Judge Yourself)	433	(10)
Iron, Lion Zion: Author's Notes on Sources, Documents and Appendixes	443	(17)
Permissions Acknowledgments	460	(2)
Discography	462	(69)
Bibliography	531	(8)
Index	539