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Long before Bob Marley achieved worldwide prominence
in the 1970s with such hits as "I Shot the Sheriff",
"Jamming", and "No Woman, No Cry," he achieved only
unpretentious successes with a sequence of
records at Coxsone Dodd's Studio on the
Studio One labels. It
must be noted that Bob Marley's greatest success
in Jamaica was with Lee "Scratch" Perry. Lee Perry
the producer who brought noticeable comments that
gained Bob a recording contract with Island
Records
. Those early days it was a blending of American
doo-dee-wop, rhythm and blues, known as the scroll
that was classified as Blue Beat in the UK. Bob
Marley during his humble beginnings has gone through
all the changes of Jamaican music. Bob wrote most
of songs when he was in team up with Bunny Wailer
and Peter Tosh as the Wailers group at the beginning
of his musical career.
Bunny Wailer pen under his real name of Neville
Livingston wrote some of the songs. Peter Tosh also
made a fair contributions to the song writing syndrome.
Some say that Coxsone Dodd, helped Bob Marley to
the write songs while he was under contract to him.
But if anyone should be credited for giving Bob
Marley a helping hand in his early years, then that
credit should be given to Lee "scratch" Perry.
While the Wailers were at Studio One, such songs
as "It Hurts to Be Alone," written by Bob
Marley, "Do You Remember," written by Peter Tosh, and "Dancing
Shoes" written by Neville Livingston (Bunny
Wailer). These tracks
are quiet simple characterised by The Skatalites
band reticent guitar playing, horns and base line.
The writers of the lyrics presented an ideal 50s
era of Americanised feel within their songs
tunes lyrics.
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