October 7, 2020 • The Houston-born singer had his biggest American hit in 1972 — but as a fan of Jamaican music, he signed Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh and produced some of their ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert ... rocksteady and soul music. Their first hit, “Simmer Down,” topped the Jamaican charts. The song addressed violence in Kingston and helped ...