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The Greatest Musician Of All Time

Taken from my always working branding mind. Who was so different and made such an impact? Who?geniunely “lived” their brand…always??The Beatles? The Stones? Elvis? Not even close.

Only one man…

“Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.”

James Henke, author of Marley Legend (he’s also curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and one of my former editors at Rolling Stone), claims Marley’s more famous now than John Lennon.

“They had very similar philosophies,” he tells Evelyn McDonell in Miami Herald. “But the worldwide impact of Bob is much stronger. If you look at pure sales figures, Bob is a more vital artist now in terms of people still buying his music. Bob has this much broader appeal.”

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A few tidbits on the genius of the?Bob Marley brand:

1976: Band of the Year (Rolling Stone)

June 1978: Awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations

February 1981: Awarded Jamaica’s third highest honor, the Jamaican Order of Merit

March 1994: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

1999: Album of the Century for Exodus (Time Magazine)

February 2001: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

February 2001: Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

2004: Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #11 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[20]

“One Love” named song of the millennium by The BBC

Voted as one of the greatest lyricists of all time by a BBC poll.^[21]

Here’s the song list from Legend:

1. Is This Love

2. No Woman, No Cry

3. Could You Be Loved

4. Three Little Birds

5. Buffalo Soldier

6. Get Up Stand Up

7. Stir It Up

8. One Love/People Get Ready

9. I Shot the Sheriff

10. Waiting in Vain

11. Redemption Song

12. Satisfy My Soul

13. Exodus

14. Jamming

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2 Responses to “The Greatest Musician Of All Time”

1. Ed Roach Says:
   February 19th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

   Marley more famous than Lennon? Hardly. The Beatles crossed all generations with their appeal. Walk up to any 70 year old woman on the street and ask who Bob Marley is and I’ll bet you get a quizzicle look. Ask who John Lennon is… well – nuf said.

   They don’t even have to like him, but they’ll know WHO he is.

   Come on Kahuna – walk up to Joe average and say- Quick name a Bob Marley tune?

   Walk up to Joe average and say- Quick name a Beatle tune?

   Naturally editors of the Rolling Stone may think that Marley is more popular – contemporary music is their DNA.

   Great blog

2. BIG Kahuna Says:
   February 20th, 2009 at 5:52 am

   Well Lennon’s “solo” career doesn’t hold a candle to Marley (album sales says it all). The Beatles are one if if not the most iconic band in history. Marley started a religion and a culture, not many people can say that. He will out live the Beatles music in the long, long run because of it. People will soon forget the Beatles, trust me on this. But Reggae, and the Rasta movement will live on forever.

   And p.s., anyone that can’t name a Marley song isn’t worth knowing!

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