"\'Reggae got soul, \' Toots Hibbert sang in one of his best-known songs, and Kim Gottlieb-Walker\'s remarkable photographs coax that soul out of shadowand light.
Intimate andrevealing, Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae is a rare and beautifulreco.
Reggae historian Roger Steffens writes lucidly about the significanceof those early years in reggae, and describes the pivotal moments documentedin Kim\'s photographs, many of which have not been seen in over 30 years, andmany more of which have never been released to the public.
Acclaimed rock journalist and director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) introduces this volume with a rousing foreword describing the time heaccompanied Jeff and Kim to Jamaica to witness the burgeoning music scenethere.
Kim\'s photographs include never-before-seenperformance shots, candid behind-the-scenes footage of Bob\'s home in Jamaica, and exclusive records of key moments in Reggae history, such as Bob\'s first US television appearance, the historical Dream Concert with Stevie Wonder in Jamaica, and Bob meeting George Harrison backstage at the Roxy in 1975.
Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae features candid and intimatephotographs of all of the musicians, artists and producers who brought theReggae sound to the international stage, including Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Toots Hibbert, Burning Spear, Jacob Miller, Third World, Lee "Scratch" Perryand, of course, Bob Marley.
Over two years of historictrips to Jamaica and exclusive meetings in Los Angeles, Kim took iconicphotographs of the artists who would go on to define the genre and captivatea generation.
They\'re the next-best thing to listening." -- Richard Cromelin During 1975 and 1976, renowned underground photo-journalist Kim Gottlieb, and her husband, Island publicity head Jeff Walker, documented what is nowwidely recognized as the Golden Age of reggae.
Her images from Jamaica capture the rough environment that shapedand challenged these artists, and the unquenchable joy that filled theirmusic. "\'Reggae got soul, \' Toots Hibbert sang in one of his best-known songs, and Kim Gottlieb-Walker\'s remarkable photographs coax that soul out of shadowand light
