Introduction : King of Reggae -- The Alpha Boy -- Work and Family -- The Army and Independence -- A History of Jamaican Music -- Zap Pow -- Session Man -- In the Studio with Bob Marley -- The Day They Shot Bob Marley -- Exodus and Kaya -- The Survival Tour of 1979 -- Whatever Happened to Zap Pow? -- Becoming a Reggae Ambassador -- Zap Pow, Again -- The Legend of Bob Marley -- Within Reach -- Appendix 1. A Glen DaCosta Discography -- Appendix 2. A Conversation with Bob Marley's Childhood Friend, Joe James-- Appendix 3. The Sledge Exchange.
Summary:
""For more than six decades, Reggae legend Glen daCosta has worked as a musician, songwriter and producer. As a session player, his distinctive sax sound backed many international Reggae stars at Joe Gibbs' Studio and Lee Scratch Perry's Blackheart Studio. Twenty-two years in the writing, his revealing memoir gives an insider's view of the Jamaican popular music industry, and recounts his fascinating childhood and years on the road with Bob Marley and the Wailers and Zap Pow."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
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