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Bob Marley and Marley Family stories
08/01/2007
| Miami Rehearsal Series: 'Crazy Baldhead'
In the latest edition of the BobMarley.com Miami Rehearsal Series, Bob and the Wailers combine the classics "Running Away" and "Crazy Baldhead" during a rehearsal in September of 1980. Get your Bob Marley Passport Fan Club membership today to watch the full clip.07/27/2007
| People's Festival honors Marley
Catch Ky-Mani Marley's performance this weekend at Wilmington, Delaware's People's Festival, a tribute to Bob and the U.S. city where he and his mother lived for many years.07/26/2007
| Miami Rehearsal: 'Jah Live'
In this exclusive video from a September 1980 rehearsal session at Miami's Criteria Studios, we catch Bob and the Wailers running through an extended version of "Jah Live," before the second leg of the Uprising tour.07/25/2007
| Haile Selassie I's Caribbean voyage
When Haile Selassie I's plane arrived in Jamaica in 1966, Rita Marley was one of 200,000 Jamaicans to greet it. This week, BobMarley.com looks at the details surrounding that historic trip to the Caribbean, and some of the other countries he visited during that time.07/24/2007
| Marley remixed album hits stores
Roots, Rock, Remixed, the first family-appoved remix album of Marley classics hits stores today, featuring reimagined hits by top DJ's and producers like DJ Spooky and Yes King (Rhys Adams and Mark Rae). Check out the FREE MP3 and CD release party information here.07/23/2007
| Bob Marley Meets the Maori
Bob was celebrated as a motivating and empowering force by a diverse range of ethnic groups. Among the clans that continue to commemorate his life and music 26 years after his death are the indigenous Maori of New Zealand.07/19/2007
| Miami Rehearsal: 'Coming in...'
In this rare clip of Bob and the Wailers performing 'Coming in from the Cold' during Bob's last rehearsal, the band takes what was a four-and-a-half-minute bouncy island jaunt and stretches it out into a more-than-seven-minute jam. Check out this and other exclusive, rare audio and video assets when you join the Passport Fan Club.07/18/2007
| Farley: A troubador for troubled times
"When there's a call for consciousness about an issue, people often call on Bob Marley," writes Christopher John Farley. In this contribution from the noted author and Marley historian, he considers how Marley's songs have become standard fare during events like protests or relief concerts.