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Book Explores Early Work of Bob Marley
Reggae musician, songwriter and singer Bob Marley died 25 years ago.
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Christopher John Farley talks about his new book Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, which traces the reggae star's formative years.
Marley died of cancer 25 years ago, but left a global music legacy that still endures. Farley, himself a native of Jamaica, traveled back to the remote village of Nine Miles to better know Marley's roots and the source of his devout Rastafarian faith and musical genius.
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