Author:Lloyd Bradley
The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster, King Tubby and Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica, from colonial island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London.
What a ride and what a read
—— Sunday TimesFantastic... The definitive book about music, money, rock 'n' roll. Brutally honest, consistently stylish and eminently readable... There is no better history of the period more thrillingly told
—— Time Out2Stoned is the volume everyone has been awaiting, and it doesn't disappoint
—— The TimesOldham is a prose stylist of no little talent
—— Q MagazineReinventing the genre as well as reassessing its subject with formidable intelligence, this book is a remarkable achievement
—— Literary ReviewLewis is a great critic of great performances ... this book represents perhaps the most searching life of a non-classical actor ever written
—— New Statesman
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