the king of reggae is a bit like saying Jamaica is a nice place to visit for fun in the sun. It’s truly a shame Marley passed away from melanoma at age 36 in 1981 before he could get a full whiff of just how far-reaching the music he helped pioneer has rolled in the ensuing years, but Island Records founder and unyieldingly ardent Marley advocate Chris Blackwell and LP. Their passion for uplifting Marley’s vision was quite prescient, seeing how has since become one of the best-selling releases of all time (25 million copies sold across the globe, and counting).
