I present to you a brilliant article written by Andy Gill and published in the Mojo August 2002 edition.  The article describes the period from 1966-1973, when Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer penned many of the songs that would later catapult Bob Marley into super stardom.  It also discusses the relationship between Bob and Danny Sims and Johnny Nash, American musicians/producers/accused pirates.  I find it amusing that Danny Sims accuses Lee “Scratch” Perry of pirating Wailers material, when as I write this, Sims and Nash are accused of the same (and even worse) by Bunny Wailer.  I will not comment on the accusations of piracy, or the presumed guilt or innocence of the parties discussed in the article.  I simply present it as information for fans interested in this period of The Wailers’ development.

Peckham Manor Boys School, London (Photo by Keith Baugh)