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Chapter 03 of 5

Catch a Fire

A record deal, a rock makeover and the songs that made reggae global.

  1. The Boss

    Chris Blackwell

    Chris Blackwell, a white Jamaican, ran Island Records in London. He had already had hits with Jamaican music.

  2. The Gamble

    An advance

    Blackwell gave the stranded Wailers an advance, reportedly about £4,000, to go home and make an album.

  3. The Doubt

    Would they come back?

    People warned him he'd never see the band or the money again. The Wailers delivered.

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Whose 1974 cover of "I Shot the Sheriff" went to number one in the US?

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🦁 Bob Marley and the Rise of Reggae

  1. 01Nine Mile to TrenchtownA village boy, a Kingston ghetto and the birth of the Wailers.
  2. 02Rocksteady, Reggae and RastaSka slows down, a new faith takes hold, and reggae gets its name.
  3. 03Catch a FireA record deal, a rock makeover and the songs that made reggae global.
  4. 04Shots in Hope RoadAn assassination attempt, a concert played with wounds and a famous handshake.
  5. 05Redemption SongA cancer diagnosis, a last tour and a legend that keeps growing.