Rocktober: The Bob Marley Assassination Attempt

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Bob Marley went from singing R&B harmonies in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica to becoming a pioneer of reggae music, bringing his own blend of reggae, rock and ska music to a global audience. But as a popular figure in Jamaica, he was unwillingly thrust into the country’s political strife. The situation became so dangerous for Marley that on December 3, 1976, he became a target of assassins. Resources: Chris Salewicz, Bob Marley: The Untold Story, (New York: Faber and Faber), 2010. Biolgraphy.com, "Bob Marley", https://www.biography.com/musician/bob-marley Vivien Goldman, The Guardian, "Dread, beat and blood", July 16, 2006. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "Manufacturing Bob Marley", July 17, 2017 Mike Lanchin, BBC World Service, "I was there when gunmen tried to kill Bob Marley," December 4, 2016. Kief Davidson, Remastered: Who Shot the Sheriff?, Netflix, 2015. Music Credits: Music from https://filmmusic.io Sunny Rasta" by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Stealth Groover" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) "Dub Feral" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:06.8	It is not intended for children.
0:08.7	Listener discretion is advised.
0:16.2	Thank you for joining me for another episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:19.9	This month we're celebrating Rocktober.
0:22.3	I'm sharing stories from the musical vault.
0:24.6	Tales of Rock and Roll mayhem.
0:27.2	This time I'll tell you all about the life of Bob Marley,
0:30.3	a man who went from singing R&B harmonies in
0:32.8	Trunchtown Kingston, Jamaica,
0:34.9	to becoming a pioneer of reggae music,
0:37.5	bringing his own blend of reggae, rock, and sco-music
0:40.8	to a global audience.
0:42.8	His personal philosophy was one of peace, unity, and love.
0:47.0	But as a popular figure in Jamaica,
0:49.2	was thrust into the country's political strife
0:51.8	that would lead to the cusp of civil war.
0:54.7	Things became so dangerous for Marley and Jamaica
0:57.5	that on December 3, 1976, he became a target of assassins.
1:02.9	This is the story of the assassination attempt on Bob Marley.
1:11.2	Nesta Robert Marley was born on February 6, 1945,
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