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Celebrating Bob Marley's Birthday

One Drop Redemption is set to perform at Hermosa Beach's Saint Rocke in a tribute show.

 

People get ready; Monday marks Bob Marley’s birthday and celebrations are set to kick off at 8 p.m. at Saint Rocke with a tribute show by One Drop Redemption, according to the venue’s website.

Singer-songwriter Ras Jahmark Tafari leads the group that performs classic Marley tunes.

In a tribute to Marley of our own, here is a look at the 10 best Bob Marley songs as rated by AOL Radio listeners a couple of years ago (and, yes, we think they’re still the best):

  1. "One Love/People Get Ready" - This record is actually a hybrid of The Wailers' "One Love" ska rendition on their 1965 album, The Wailing Wailers, and The Impressions' song "People Get Ready," written by Curtis Mayfield, according to AOL Radio.
  2. "Buffalo Soldier" - America's buffalo soldiers, the inspiration behind this song, were black cavalry regiments created around 1866—it was not until after the Civil War that African-Americans could enlist in the regular army, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.
  3. "Is This Love" - Supermodel Naomi Campbell reportedly appeared in this music video as a child in 1978.
  4. "No Woman, No Cry" - A classic.
  5. "Jamming" - This single also was on the Exodus album, which was recorded mostly in London while Marley was recovering from an assassination attempt, according to AOL Radio.
  6. "Three Little Birds" - This single was No. 17 on the UK's Top 20 in 1980, according to AOL Radio.
  7. "Could You be Loved" - This song was written on an airplane, according to AOL Radio.
  8. "Stir it up" - The popular version of this song is on the Catch a Fire album. Its original album cover included a sleeve that functioned as a Zippo lighter case, and only 20,000 copies of this cover were made, according to AOL radio.
  9. "Waiting in Vain" - This Marley song was later covered as a single by Annie Lennox.
  10. "Get Up, Stand Up" - Rumor has it, this was the last song Marley performed on stage.

What are your favorite Bob Marley songs? Tell us in the comments.

About this column: The entertainment column, "Hermosa Sounds," features local bands, performances, and pioneers in music. Related Topics: Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Sounds, One Drop Redemption, Saint Rocke, and bob marley

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