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Battalion ielife Page 3 • Thursday, October 1, 1998 to alien; on, visit i!i tamii.e(iu Bob Marley estival Tour makes 8-ji;s way to College yiation with two days mi f performances olf Pen Creek. reall; _ get th:-| ito othet# : LIP ch:| 'n said, planning iglttofPi > started k| i and Pu »razed, alls askt he prog rgo beca large RILEY LAGRONE The Battalion '7 walked into this dressing room that I couldn't see the other side of for the smoke. I sat and talked with Bob, and he was just a great guy. — Eric Clapton Singer, songwriter n modern music, no one has the com bined talent, conviction and a strict ad herence to personal values quite the way Bob Marley has. Long considered the man who brought reggae into the public eye for the first time, Marley’s message of spiritual ikes ovei icultural unity will be cel- or of the -ated this weekend when ngtoe\: 'Annual Bob Marley Festi- urnamer.: Tour makes its stop in support: liege Station. \ebrasku Mike Davidson, a senior ornhuski. rnalism major, said Mar- iupport. 's music always has a pos- eeffect on its listeners. “His music, and reggae in ierc|l, relaxes me,” Davidson |§fiii^H‘l like Bob Marley be- fe his music always puts good mood.” BMriey's career, which •1 TP|Jpd a period of more than feat s, chronicled the growth Rae music from its birth R t0 t * ie moc lern reggae of the 1980s. J ij JJ fhe first incarnation of The Wailers was tried in 1964 by Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny iler, Junior Braithwaite and Beverly Keslo. lley, Tosh and Wailer became the nucleus of band for the greater part of its existence. For the next few years. The Wailers wrote and 'tinned constantly. They soon became one of most popular groups in Jamaica, never play- topess than a full house, lem ,Despite The Wailers’ success, Braithwaite 1 Keslo decided to leave the group. Marley, oliad recently married, then came to Amer- Slr lo visit his mother. of theircfo** pyphe time Marley returned to Jamaica, The mkeeK.if ^ were ready to regroup and begin making isic once again. This was the better-known [sion of the group, and was recognizable by d tests! ) transition of The Wailers’ music from the ||form known as ska to the more laid back ober 5tl> i melodic rocksteady. With the famous Lee “Scratch” Perry on board The Wailers’ producer, the group was soon back ;/if pepp of their game. " In 1974, The Wailers made history once again ♦ MJ becoming the first reggae band to sign with a ijor record label. Island Records took a chance on the band tl spent a large amount of money on studio time and promotion of the group in much the same way it would for a pop or rock band. It was a gamble that paid off, however, and Catch a Fire was released to both popular and critical acclaim. Although Tosh and Wailer left the group in 1975 to pursue solo careers. The Wailers continued to gain popularity with each new record. With the release of Exodus in 1977, Marley officially reached the status of interna tional superstar and was granted an audience with Prince Asfa Wossan. Wossan gave Marley a ring known as Jah Rasafari which had been previously owned by an Ethiopian emperor and which had very important ties to Marley’s Rastafarian beliefs. That same year, Marley was diagnosed with cancer and the remainder of his Exodus Tour was canceled. After Marley’s recovery. The Wailers continued to record and tour until 1980, when Marley’s health would no longer permit it. He died of cancer in 1981. In addition to being in volved in sever al political bat tles, Marley was a well-known practitioner of Rastafarianism. The religion, which is found mainly in Jamaica, shares many close ties with Ju daism and Christianity but rejects the practices of the modern church. Some of the more widely publicized practices of Rastafarianism include the refusal to cut or comb hair (re sulting in dreadlocks) and the use of mari juana as a sacrament (the plant was allegedly found growing on the grave of King Solomon). Marley was also known as a humanitarian and quickly made friends wherever he went. In the article “The British Bluesman who Shot the Sheriff,” Eric Clapton described his first meeting with Marley in 1974. “I walked into this dressing room that I could n’t see the other side of for the smoke,” Clapton said. “I sat and talked with Bob, and he was just a great guy. He was so warm. A beautiful man. He was serious about what he was doing but was very gentle. ” Marley may be gone, but his spirit will live on this weekend when the second annual Bob Mar ley Festival Tour comes to Wolf Pen Creek. The Houston-based tour visits 21 U.S. cities annually to promote Marley’s message of peace, unity and “one love.” The tour also celebrates his achievements in music and politics. Twenty acts from New Orleans to Jamaica will perform at the two-day event. Each day a drum circle will also be held. Although admission to the festival is free, or ganizers are asking that canned goods be do nated to benefit P.U.B.L.I.C. Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Galveston. BRAD GRAEBER/Thk Battalion wMTED: M I Each'il Undergraduate and Graduate Students For: irsonalized Research or Study Abroad cs, gies o. ,ort as an L.T. Jordan Fellow Attend an informational to collect your reward ^ ^ ^ Come by the L.T. Jordan Institute in MSC 223-1 or call 845-8770 for more information. Visit our web site at http://ltjordan.tamu.edu i son' MSC L.T. 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