Classic Albums: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire

Jeremy Marre
2000-04-11


6.469
60 min

The Wailers, featuring the legendary Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, became the most influential band in the history of Reggae music. "Catch a Fire," their first Island album, released in 1973, introduced them to an international rock audience. The principal figures in the creation of the album tell the story of how this record was designed to "cross-over." The program features a unique interview and performance with Bunny Wailer, rare archive interviews with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and contributions in words and music from many of those who performed, Rare home movies of the Wailers in Jamaica, unseen footage lots more.

Cast

Name Character Team
John Bundrick Self Unowned
Rita Marley Self Unowned
Peter Tosh Self Unowned
Bunny Wailer Self Unowned
Bob Marley Self Unowned
Chris Blackwell Self Unowned