In celebration of the theatrical release of Bob Marley: One Love, Brian and Murdock revisit Episode 123 to get a history lesson on the political chaos of Jamaica and the terrifying evening in 1976 that arguably cemented Bob Marley as a revolutionary and a legend - not just a musician. SHOW NOTES The Smile Jamaica [...]
In honor of the late, great Jimmy Buffett, the boys breakdown the story of the afternoon excursion that went wrong on the island of Jamaica for Jimmy and his famous friends in 1996. Support the show on Patreon and get bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/rocknrollbedtimestories SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode "Jamaica Mistaica" and "Come [...]
Brian and Murdock get a history lesson on the political chaos of Jamaica and the terrifying evening in 1976 that arguably cemented Bob Marley as a revolutionary and a legend - not just a musician. SHOW NOTES The Smile Jamaica show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qARbHzRA1A The oral history: https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-night-bob-marley-got-shot-203370/ Academic paper on Garrison Communities: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/9781119558071.ch25 Netflix documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReMastered:_Who_Shot_the_Sheriff [...]
A listener letter leads Brian and Phil Medley into a deep dive on the emergence of island music into the mainstream - and finding the one guy whose passion and vision is mostly to thank for rock and reggae finding common ground. SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They [...]
Brian's Google searches uncover a series of mysterious deaths that all trace back to one band - and take the guys on a trip into the world of go-go music history along the way. SHOW NOTES: Go-go music Wiki: https://www.google.com/search?q=go+go+music&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS893US893&oq=go+go+music&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0l4j69i60l3.2162j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Rare Essence Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Essence Rory Felton killer arrested: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/arrest-made-in-murder-of-go-go-music-legend-rory-felton-original-member-of-rare-essence Report of murder from 2018: [...]