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BeforetheLegend:TheRiseofBobMarley[神话开始之前]

内容简介

BobMarleywasareggaesuperstar,amusicalprophetwhobroughtthesoundoftheThirdWorldtotheentireglobe.BeforetheLegend:TheRiseofBobMarleygoesbeyondthemythofMarleytobringyoutheprivatesideofamanfewpeopleeverreallyknew.DrawingfromoriginalinterviewswiththepeopleclosesttoMarley--includinghiswidow,Rita,hismother,Cedella,hisbandmateandchildhoodfriend,BunnyWailer,hisproducerChrisBlackwell,andmanyothers--Legendpaintsanentirelyfreshpictureofoneofthemostenduringmusicalartistsofourtimes.Thisisaportraitofanartistasayoungman,fromhisbirthinthetinytownofNineMilesinthehillsofJamaica,tothemakingofhisdebutinternationalrecord,CatchaFire.WeseeMarleyonthetoughstreetsofTrenchTownbeforehefoundstardom,strugglingtofindhiswayinmusic,inloveandinlife,andwetakethewildridewithhimtoworldwideacceptanceandadoration.Fromtheacclaimedjournalist,ChristopherJohnFarely,theauthorofthebestsellingAALIYAHandthereporterwhobrokethestoryonDaveChappelle'sretreattoSouthAfrica,LegendisburstingwithfreshinsightsintoMarleyandJamaica,andisthedefinitivestoryofMarley'searlydays.

作者简介

ChristopherJohnFarleywasborninKingston,Jamaica,andraisedinBrockport,NewYork.HeisagraduateofHarvardUniversityandaformereditoroftheHarvardLampoon.HeistheauthorofthebestsellingbiographyAaliyah:MoreThanaWomanandthenovelsMyFavoriteWarandKingstonbyStarlight.HeisalsothecoauthorofMartinScorsesePresentstheBlues.Hehasworkedasaneditorandpop-musiccriticatTimemagazineandiscurrentlyaneditorattheWallStreetJournal.

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