Reggae

Artist Bios

• "Bob Marley: The Untold Story" by Chris Salewicz

• "The Book of Exodus: The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century" by Vivien Goldman

• "Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley" by Timothy White

• "Bunny Wailer's Blackheart Man" by John Masouri

• "Peter Tosh: Steppin' Razor" by John Masouri

• "No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley" by Rita Marley

• "Jimmy Cliff: An Unauthorized Biography" by David Katz

• "Gregory Isaacs: The Cool Ruler" by Colin Grant

• "So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley" by Roger Steffens

Reference Works

• "Reggae & Caribbean Music" by Dave Thompson

• "The Rough Guide to Reggae" by Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton

• "This Is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music" by Lloyd Bradley

• "Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music" by Lloyd Bradley

Books by Musicians

• "The Autobiography of My Mother" by Jamaica Kincaid (fiction, but offers cultural insights relevant to reggae)

• "A Brief History of Seven Killings" by Marlon James (fiction, with deep ties to Jamaican music and culture)

Interviews

• "Bob Marley: Interviews" by Bob Marley

• "The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread" by Doctor Dread

• "Marley and Me: The Real Bob Marley Story" by Don Taylor