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Tosh Brings Chaos to L.A.: Live at the Starwood, July 20, 1978

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July 1978.  Bush Doctor tour.  Tosh is slated to play The Starwood Club in Santa Monica, CA.  Problem is, hundreds of Rolling Stones fans show up to the show thinking Tosh is opening for The Stones, a job he dutifully performs for The Stones on occasion during the 1978 Bush Doctor tour.
I have included the story by Robert Hilburn from the LA Times which was published on July 22, 1978.
Also included is very rare video clip of Tosh performing “Equal Rights.”

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Peter Tosh
Live from The Starwood Club
July 20, 1978
1. Intro
2. 400 Years
3. Steppin Razor
4. Equal Rights
5. Burial
6. Legalize It
7. Downpressor Man
8. Get Up Stand Up (fade)
9. (fade) Jam>Mistery Babylon
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Bob Marley and the Wailers Play the Apollo, Harlem, NY, 1979

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This is a repost.  I updated the original blog post with personal testimony from someone who attended one of the shows.  Also updated to include the NME article.

The U.S. dates of the 1979 Survival tour kick off at Harvard University on July 29, 1979.  In late October 1979, Bob Marley and the Wailers score a seven-show slot at the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem, NY.  These shows, which run for 4-days straight are very special to the band for several reasons.  This is where Marcus Garvey first reached out to the blacks in Harlem hearkening “look to East Africa, for the crowning of the Black King” – a prophecy which kindles the early flames of the Rastafari Movement.  The shows are also Marley’s first real shot at reaching and teaching the black audience in North America.  In fact, according to Marley biographer Chris Salewicz, it is Bob himself who demands these shows in an effort to deliver a targeted message to this audience.

According to the Black Enterprise magazine issue from September 1983, Bob marley was the very last performer to play the historic Apollo before it went dark for 5 years.  It reopened in 1984.

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A fan who attended one of the shows during the Apollo run left me this message:
“Concerning the Bob Marley concert at the Apollo….there were three shows, in three days….and I made sure I was present for all three…Each show was different…but each unique. The Apollo Theater has 2 balconies…I was in the first balcony …front row center…best seat in the house…I sooo wish at least one of the concerts were on film….Bob rocked the house…so much so, at one point I actually got frightened…at the end of the third and final show…Bob had everyone on their feet singing “Get up Stand up”…of course everyone got up…but it wasn’t until a few minutes into the song that I realized the whole balcony was shaking….literally moving…I kept still to see if it was movement that I was really feeling…sure enough…it was…that’s when I started to hope that the balcony would hold….the balcony was full…even the isles…the Apollo is an old theater…..After the concert , I left feeling fulfilled and exhausted…Bob had taken all my energy…..any time he played NYC I was there….have never been to a concert that could surpass any Bob Marley concert since…….BLESS.”
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Apollo Theater
New York, NY
10/26-27/79
This set contains songs recorded on October 26th and 27th, 1979 during the run at the Apollo
1. Positive Vibration
2. I Shot The Sheriff
3. War
4. Exodus
5. Call for Encore
6. No Woman, No Cry
7. Jammin’
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Apollo Theater
New York, NY
10/28/79
[1] Positive Vibration  [5:00]
[2] Wake Up & Live  [6:11]
[3] The Heathen  [5:08]
[4] One Drop [4:32]
[5] I Shot The Sheriff  [4:39]
[6] Runnin Away  [3:59]
[7] Crazy Baldhead// [1:17]
[8] Zimbabwe  [4:27]
[9] War > [3:24]
[10] No More Trouble [1:47]
[11] Exodus  [7:40]
Encore:
[12] No Woman No Cry [6:49]
[13] Jammin// [4:27]
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Syracuse Post-Standard, December 1979

New Musical Express, November 1979

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Bob Marley and the Wailers: Stevie Wonder Dream 1975

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The Wonder Dream Concert held on October 4, 1975 at Kingston’s National Stadium is one of three events on the Holiday Jamaica package scheduled from September 29, 1975 through October 5, 1975.  The concert is a benefit concert for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind and is opened by Third World. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes are scheduled to play but do not show.

Hopes are high that visiting tourists will travel home with grand stories about a new and emerging genre of music that must be seen and heard to be believed.  The concert also allows Marley to play in front of his hometown crowd for the first time since his recent breakthrough in America.

The concert is sometimes known as the Wailers Reunion Show, as it is the first time the original Wailers perform together since 1974 and the last time they ever will.

For Stevie Wonder‘s encore, Stevie calls for Bob to join him on stage and they play “I Shot The Sheriff“ and “Superstition” together. Another notable moment is the last performance of the original Wailers’ hit “Simmer Down”, originally from 1964.

Marley meets Wonder.  A ‘Dream‘ Concert.

I have included four articles from the Jamaica Gleaner, the islands leading newspaper.  These articles profile the Wonder Dream Concert over several weeks leading up to the show on October 4, 1975.

I have also included live performance recordings of the show for download.

September 8, 1975

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September 12, 1975

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September 28, 1975

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September 31, 1975

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For the show audio I have two sources.  From the info.txt file:

There are apparently two versions of this: one with only The Wailers’ set and the two encores (I Shot The Sheriff & Superstition), and one with the complete Stevie Wonder set with the two encores.

The audio presented are audience recordings.  All files are in lossless (FLAC) format.  Keep lossless.  Do not convert to mp3.

Wonder Dream Concert
Source 1 (Wailers’ Set plus Encore)

Set I

Rastaman Chant > Keep The Faith,
Nice Time,
Simmer Down > One Love,
Dreamland,
Fight Against Conviction,
Mark of The Beast,
Can’t Blame The Youth,
Legalize It,
So Jah Seh,
No Woman No Cry,
Jah Live

Set II

I Shot The Sheriff,
Superstition

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Wonder Dream Concert
Source 2 (Stevie Wonder’s Set)

CD 1:

01. Golden Lady / Too High
02. You And I
03. Too Shy To Say / As
04. All In Love Is Fair
05. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
06. Drum Solo
07. Boogie On Reggae Woman
08. I Was Made To Love Her
09. Earth Angel
10. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg / I Heard It Through the Grapevine / Uptight (Everything’s Alright) / Respect / What’d I Say
11. My Cherie Amour
12. Fingertips

CD 2:

01. You Haven’t Done Nothin’
02. Living For The City
03. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
04. Encore: I Shot The Sheriff (With Bob Marley)
05. Encore: Superstition (With Bob Marley)

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Stevie Wonder 1975

Stevie Wonder 1975

Bob Marley with photographer and son, 1975

© Kim Gottlieb-Walker, www.lenswoman.com, all rights reserved. From her book “Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae, 1975-76, the Photographs of Kim Gottlieb-Walker

Bob and Stevie Wonder Dream 1975

Marley Wonder Dream Concert 1975

© Kim Gottlieb-Walker, www.lenswoman.com, all rights reserved. From her book “Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae, 1975-76, the Photographs of Kim Gottlieb-Walker”

Wonder Dream Concert 1975

© Kim Gottlieb-Walker, www.lenswoman.com, all rights reserved. From her book “Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae, 1975-76, the Photographs of Kim Gottlieb-Walker”

Wonder Dream Concert 1975

Bob Marley and the Wailers: Paul’s Mall, Boston, 1973

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Today I share with you an article by “Beacon Hill Bill” that was published on October 31, 1973, a few months after The Wailers played Paul’s Mall in Boston.
Paul’s Mall and the Jazz Workshop, located on Boylston Street opposite the Prudential center, was a popular music venue in the mid-1970s.  Paul’s Mall was a popular venue from it’s opening in 1963 until it closed in 1978.  Before it was Pall’s Mall Jazz Workshop, it was the Unicorn coffee house. It helped introduce acts like Linda Ronstadt, The Stone Ponies, The Wailers, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to the rock audience.
In addition to the profile article, I have included an EXCELLENT recording of The Wailers first show at Paul’s Mall on July 11, 1973.  The audio for this show is amazing.  It is one of the few recorded shows that features Peter Tosh on vocals/lead guitar as he would depart the band the following year.  Recorded by the legendary Neil Cronin and copied in a trade in the mid 70′s to two Sony PR-150 reels and mastered to CD by Matt Smith, this show is a “must have” for any Wailers fan.  It is presented here in lossless (FLAC) audio format.

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The Wailers Live at Paul’s Mall, Boston July 11, 1973
Band Lineup
    Bob Marley, vocals, rhythm guitar
    Peter Tosh, vocals, lead guitar
    Joe Higgs, vocals, percussion
    Aston Barrett, bass
    Carlton Barrett, drums
    Earl ‘Wya’ Lindo, keyboards
Set List
1 Intro > Lively Up Yourself
2 400 Years
3 Stir it Up
4 Slave Driver
5 Stop that Train
6 Kinky Reggae
7 Concrete Jungle
8 Get up Stand Up > Outro (DJ Banter)
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Bob Marley, Paul’s Mall 1973

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Marley and Tosh, Paul’s Mall 1973

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Bob Marley, Paul’s Mall

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Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers, Live, New Jersey, September 10, 2000

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It’s a real pleasure for me to share a Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers show with everyone.  The soundtrack of my life.  Stay tuned!  A bunch more soon come, as they say.
Great show here from ZM&MM’s performance on the Furthur Festival tour in 2000.  Spirit of Music was in stores and the family would be calling it quits soon.  Each so they could pursue their solo interests.  It’s no surprise that Ziggy and Stephen have been so successful in their solo efforts.  Say what you will about their famous name-almost royalty-still they stand alone as brilliantly talented musicians with a positive message.
But, let’s be real for a minute, they will never match the magic that they had together.  In my opinion, the best musical collective of the past 25 years.
Enjoy…
Rastafari!

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01. Small Axe
02. Jah Will Be Done
03. Jah Bless
04. One Good Spliff
05. Black My Story
06. Justice
07. Higher Vibration
08. Postman
09. Jammin
10. Africa Unite
11. Uncle Sam
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Photo by Jim Crowley

Photo by Jim Crowley

Photo by Jim Crowley