Classic Albums Bob Marley & the Wailers: Catch a Fire (Season 2, Episode 4)
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TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Music

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Classic Albums

Bob Marley & the Wailers: Catch a Fire (Season 2, Episode 4)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary, Music

In the late '60s, the notion that reggae would become more than just a novelty act would have been laughed at. To break into the mainstream, the movement needed a powerful voice of prophetic proportions. This voice emerged from the ...See moreIn the late '60s, the notion that reggae would become more than just a novelty act would have been laughed at. To break into the mainstream, the movement needed a powerful voice of prophetic proportions. This voice emerged from the collective work of three pioneering friends from Jamaica, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Robert Nesta Marley, who sought to bring about an ideological revolution through deeply meditative, hypnotic, and spiritual music. Catch a Fire was the Wailers' and reggae's introduction to the world and turned Bob Marley into a mega-icon of enormous proportions. It was the first album to remain true to the traditions of reggae music while having enough elements that were accessible to popular culture. See less

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Aston Barrett Self (as Aston 'Family Man' Barrett) Self (as Aston 'Family Man' Barrett) See fewer	Moonfall (2022)
Chris Blackwell Self Self See fewer	The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Bob Marley & The Wailers Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Legend (2007)
Marlene Brown Self Self See fewer	Classic Albums (1997)
John Bundrick Self (as John 'Rabbit' Bundrick) Self (as John 'Rabbit' Bundrick) See fewer	Almost Famous (2000)
Alva Lewis Self (as Alva 'Reggie' Lewis) Self (as Alva 'Reggie' Lewis) See fewer	Classic Albums (1997)
Earl Lindo Self (as Earl 'Wire' Lindo) Self (as Earl 'Wire' Lindo) See fewer	Bob Marley & The Wailers: Stir It Up (1973)
John Lloyd Self Self See fewer	Classic Albums (1997)
Bob Marley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Legend (2007)
Rita Marley Self Self See fewer	Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
Winston Sparrow Martin Self Self See fewer	Sister Ignatius: Mother of Ska (2022)
Sylvan Morris Self Self See fewer	Studio One Story (2003)
Wayne Perkins Self Self See fewer	Classic Albums (1997)
Mortimer Planno Self Self See fewer	Every Nigger Is a Star (1974)
Tony Platt Self Self See fewer	Blue Suede Shoes (1980)
Robbie Shakespeare Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Danny Sims Self Self See fewer	Marley (2012)
Peter Tosh Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Savages (I) (2012)
Bunny Wailer Self Self See fewer	Spring Breakdown (2009)
Richard Williams Self Self See fewer	Anatomy of Pop (1971)