Posted in 1970s, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 12:00 on 9 February 2024
And this week Aston Barret, known as Aston “Family Man” Barrett, bassist with Bob Marley’s band the Wailers, and instrumental in popularising reggae, has died.
His bass playing is prominent on this famous track.
Bob Marley and the Wailers: No Woman, No Cry
Aston Francis Barrett: 22/11/1946 – 3/2/2024. So it goes.
Posted in 1970s, Events dear boy. Events, Music, Reelin' In The Years at 20:30 on 17 December 2021
Also in the Guardian last week was the obituary of Robbie Shakespeare, one half of the rhythm section players Sly and Robbie.
Reggae wasn’t/isn’t my thing but I knew Sly and Robbie were well-regarded in the music business.
Another (private) blog I visit posted this, recorded when he was nineteen, as a tribute to Robbie.
Bob Marley and the Wailers: Midnight Ravers
Robert Warren Dale (Robbie) Shakespeare: 27/9/1953 – 8/12/2021. So it goes.
Posted in 1960s, Events dear boy. Events, Music at 12:00 on 16 October 2020
I noted the passing of Johnny Nash last week. Apparently he was instrumental in ensuring Bob Marley’s first recording contract. He certainly recorded Stir it Up and got a UK hit with it.
Nash’s most famous song is of course I Can See Clearly Now (1972) but his only No 1 was Tears on My Pillow in 1975. His first UK hit was Hold Me Tight in 1968. This song was its follow-up and shows off his rock-steady/reggae background.
Johnny Nash: You Got Soul
John Lester (Johnny) Nash: 19/8/1940 – 6/10/20. So it goes.
