Bob Marley was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter who is widely recognized for bringing reggae music to the rest of the world. He is arguable the most beloved performer of reggae. His greatest hits album, Legend, is the biggest selling reggae album of all times, selling a staggering 20 million copies. in 1963, producer Coxsone Dodd discovered Marley in a group that also included Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. They would soon become the Wailers. Over the next several years, Marley would release a string of albums that would help define a sound and movement. Those classic albums included Catch A Fire, Burnin’, Rastaman Vibration, and of course, Exudus. In July of 1977, Marley was diagnosed with a form of malenoma in his big toe. Citing his Rastafarian belief that the body most remain whole, Marley refused to receive any form of surgical treatment. Instead, he sought more controversial and holistic forms of treatment, but the cancer had already progressed too far. Bob Marley passed away in a Miami hospital at the age of 36.
BOB MARLEY - JAMMIN'
JUDAS PRIEST - TURBO LOVER
JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford — who is a part-time Phoenix resident — spoke to CNN about a new immigration law in Arizona which requires police to determine if people are in the country illegally, previously a function carried out by U.S. federal immigration police and some local forces. According to Reuters, critics of the law argue it is unconstitutional and a mandate for racial profiling, and fear it will destroy trust between Hispanic communities and law enforcement in Arizona. Supporters say the law is needed to curb crime in the state, home to 460,000 illegal immigrants and a major corridor for drug and migrant smugglers from Mexico. Video footage of Rob Halford talking to CNN about the new immigration law in Arizona can be viewed on todays 94Xposed page at www.94xfm.com
Slash will always refuse offers to make a movie from his autobiography, because he only wrote it to stop people asking about a Guns n'Roses reunion. The guitar icon says he's been approached, but he has no interest in having a film made about his life. "People asked me if I wanted to license it for a movie, but it doesn't interest me. It's just a book I wrote to get some shit off my chest. I couldn't imagine someone playing me in a movie."
SLASH - BY THE SWORD
STONE SOUR - WICKED GAME
Three-time Grammy nominees STONE SOUR have revealed that Audio Secrecy will be the title of their new album, which is slated for release later this summer. The band are currently holed away at Blackbird Studios in Nashville, TN, where they’re putting finishing touches on the record. Audio Secrecy is the follow-up to the gold-certified Come What(ever) May, which debuted at #4 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and spawned three radio hits: 'Sillyworld', 'Made Of Scars', and the #1 smash hit single 'Through Glass'. Stone Sour's self-titled debut, also certified gold, spawned the band's first breakthrough hit 'Bother', which was spotlighted on Spider-Man soundtrack.
John Rutsey
1953 – May 11, 2008
John Rutsey was the drummer and founding member of Rush who was replaced by Neil Peart after the release of their first album. It was the summer of 1968 when Rutsey along with Alex Lifeson and Jeff Jones built the foundation for one rock’s most beloved power trios. Vocalist Jones was soon replaced by Geddy Lee. Rutsey, Lifeson and Lee later went into the studio and recorded Rush’s self-titled debut, but since Rutsey suffered from diabetes, he decided to leave the band as he feared a life on the road would take a heavy toll on his body. Ironically, his post-rock life found him turning to competitive body building on the regional amateur level. Rutsey died in his sleep on May 11, 2008 of a heart attack.
