| The sound systems given some extravagant names like Count Machulic, King Sporty and Sir Coxsone Downbeat. The latter was the mobile discotheque of Clement Dodd the owner of the Studio One label. The 1950's era in Jamaica the competition between the sound systems was more than just a battle of the giants. Undercover agents would go to where a rival sound system playing at dances or parties, noting which tunes the crowd reacted to most. A regular occurrence of the D. J's is to scratch song titles off the record labels in order to confused the undercover agents of a rival sound system. Some of the sound system proprietors even went as far as to hire professional gate crashers to cause an altercation in the dance by criticizing the DJ's. The sound systems owners, Duke Reid and Sir Coxsone Dodd were always more or less the winners of sound system competitions. However, the disappointments of Bob Marley's first two recordings did not dispirited him because he was determined to become a singer, not only that he recognised that there's money to be made from the music industry. During the year of 1962 Bob Marley had written a number of songs and Desmond Dekker was forever encouraging Bob Marley. Bob Marley being encouraged decided to approach Coxsone Dodd, but Coxsone could not be found anywhere in the studios, still, that did not dissuade Bob Marley at all. In 1963 Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, began to set in motion the formation of a group by adding Junior Braitheway and two girls Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith. Their role was to perform as back up vocals with the Rudies team of Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh became soloists in their own rights. |
