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Old 04-14-2014, 09:35 AM   #8266 (permalink)
FRED HALE SR.
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Originally Posted by Two Spirit View Post
I'm not the most informed on Marley, but I never heard of the guy until a few years ago, whereas I'd heard about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones way before then. I figure that if I'd never heard of Marley before high school, he probably didn't have much of an impact back in his heyday. I know it's only anecdotal evidence, but still.
I think where the opinion differs is cultural significance. Marley went above and beyond just about every musician when it comes to cultural signifiance by a long shot. His music was instrumental in bringing alot of political change to Jamaica.
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