Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley (Revised and Enlarged)

Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley (Revised and Enlarged)

Contributor(s): White, Timothy (Author)

ISBN: 0805080864 EAN: 9780805080865

Publisher: Owl Books (NY) (View Publisher's Titles)

US SRP: $ 18.99 US

Binding: Paperback - Other Formats

Pub Date: May 02, 2006

Annotation: The definitive biography of Bob Marley has been newly revised and expanded, with a comprehensive discography and bibliography. Photos.

Publisher Marketing: 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 "