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1. www.nytimes.com › 2022/06/09 › artsIsland Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story - The ...

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   Jun 9, 2022 · Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’. His Artists Speak Loudly. In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder of Island Records reflects on helping bring the music of Bob Marley, U2 and...

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3. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresChris Blackwell Looks Back on the Making of Bob Marley's ...

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   May 29, 2022 · In an exclusive excerpt from his new memoir, the record-industry legend looks back on his first meeting with Bob Marley and the Wailers and the recording of the classic album that helped make the...

4. variety.com › 2022 › musicIsland Records Founder Chris Blackwell to Release Memoir

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   Apr 11, 2022 · Island Records founder Chris Blackwell will release a memoir on June 7 via Gallery Books. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond,” co-written with Paul Morley, will tell the life story of...

5. variety.com › 2022 › musicIsland Records Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Bob Marley, U2 ...

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   Jun 8, 2022 · Island Records' Chris Blackwell, one of the greatest music execs of all time, talks signing Bob Marley, U2, and his memoir, ‘The Islander.’

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chris_BlackwellChris Blackwell - Wikipedia

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   Christopher Percy Gordon Blackwell OJ (born 22 June 1937) is a Jamaican-British former record producer and the founder of Island Records, which has been called "one of Britain's great independent labels."

7. www.billboard.com › music › music-newsIsland at 60: Founder Chris Blackwell Talks Label's Legacy ...

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   Sep 12, 2019 · As the founder of Island Records, Chris Blackwell guided the careers of Bob Marley, U2, Cat Stevens and more. Now, with the label he launched turning 60, one of the music business'...

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   Who is Chris Blackwell?

   • Chris Blackwell Is Music’s Quietest ‘Record Man.’ His Artists Speak Loudly. In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder of Island Records reflects on helping bring the music of Bob Marley, U2 and Grace Jones to the world. Chris Blackwell’s “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond” traces his path to becoming the founder of Island Records.

   Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story - The New York

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   Is Chris Blackwell music's quietest'record man'?

   • "Chris Blackwell Is Music's Quietest "Record Man." His Artists Speak Loudly". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2022. ^ Gross, Terry (8 June 2022). "Island Records founder Chris Blackwell looks back on his life in music". npr.org. Fresh Air, NPR. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

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   Why did Blackwell leave the music business?

   • In a way, Blackwell’s exit from the music business in the late ’90s happened at the perfect moment: Just a few short years later, the digital revolution would crater music sales, sending the business into a two-decade tailspin from which it is only just beginning to recover.

   In Jamaica With Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell - Billboard

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   Did Blackwell release 'Simmer Down' & 'it hurts to be alone'?

   • Bunny had heard talk of a man named Blackwell who distributed some of their records in the U.K. [Studio One Record Producer] Coxsone Dodd had mentioned to him that this Blackwell man had released their pre-reggae hits “Simmer Down” and “It Hurts to Be Alone” in the sixties.

   Chris Blackwell Looks Back on the Making of Bob Marley's Catch a Fire

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   Who are Blackwell's friends?

   • Blackwell is holding court at the Bizot with his longtime lieutenant, Cathy Snipper; Rémy Walter, a friend from Paris who is building a skate park in Kingston; and Biggie London, who runs Blackwell’s rum company in England and who looks strikingly, and perhaps unsurprisingly, like Biggie Smalls.

   In Jamaica With Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell - Billboard

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   Who was Lady Blackwell & how did she become famous?

   • Blackwell brought the young singer to England and her single went on to sell millions of copies. Island was founded in 1959, and Blackwell went on to sign U2, Cat Stevens, Grace Jones, Roxy Music, Traffic, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Robert Palmer, the B-52’s and Jimmy Cliff, among other artists.

   Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell to Release Memoir - Variety

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9. laist.com › news › npr-newsIsland Records founder Chris Blackwell looks back on ... - LAist

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   Jun 8, 2022 · Let's get back to my interview with Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records, which recorded such diverse performers as Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, U2, Grace Jones, Tom Waits...