Bob Marley and the Golden Age of Reggae
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (500 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848566972 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kim Gottlieb-Walker has been a photographer for over forty years and has worked throughout the entertainment industry in film (John Carpenter's Halloween and Escape from NY), television (Cheers, Family Ties, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories), popular culture (Andy Warhol, Woody Allen, Philip K Dick) and music including Jimi Hendrix, Jerry Garcia, Gram Parsons and Pink Floyd for the
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. Her images from Jamaica capture the rough environment that shapedand challenged these artists, and the unquenchable joy that filled theirmusic. Kim’s photographs include never-before-seenperformance shots, candid behind-the-scenes footage of Bob’s home inJamaica, and exclusive records of key moments in reggae history, such asBob’s first US television appearance, the historical Dream Concert withStevie Wonder in Jamaica, and Bob meeting George Harrison backstage at theRoxy in 1975. "’Reggae got soul,’ Toots Hibbert sang in one of his best-known songs, andKim 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 beautifulrecord of one of the most exciting moments in music history, told throughthe photographs of a true artist.. 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
"A fantastic collection of rare Bob Marley images." -- Crave Online"The photography is excellent throughout, with a combination of live, staged and candid shots beautifully taken by Kim Gottlieb-Walker." -- All Gigs
Gottlieb-Walker had incredible access to not just Marley and his Gottlieb-Walker had incredible access to not just Marley and his entourage, but to the whole Reggae scene as it was exploding onto the musical stage of the 70's. This is a must for any serious fan of this genre. The only shortcoming of this book is that it fails to take a 'wider angle" photographic view of Jamaican society at the time. Reggae is rooted in political strife, and was a spiritual and social phenomenon as well as. "A beautiful survey of Reggae done at the right time." according to Chris Hutchings. Fans of music, fans of Reggae and fans of great photography should be thrilled that Kim has made the effort of going back through her proofs and negatives from the early seventies and produced this wonderful collection. Kim's attentive lens was trained on Bob Marley and his Reggae contemporaries just as they were emerging onto the world stage. It's essays by Kim, Cameron Crowe, Jeff Walker and Roger Steffans are a perfect ac. "Opens a door to another time and place" according to Namzyr. Kim Gottlieb-Walker has a magnificent eye and remarkable sense of people. Each and every picture, be it posed, performance or candid, speaks clearly of the subject. This book makes crystal clear what Bob Marley was all about. Where his music, and his message, came from.The reader finds not only very real people, but a very special time and place in our recent history. The culture of the very roots of reggae are spread before