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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.