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Jun 6, 2022 · Island Records founder Chris Blackwell: ‘I’m interested in what’s different’. Jim Farber. In a wide-ranging new memoir, the impresario who worked with Bob Marley, Roxy Music and U2, talks about...
Jun 12, 2022 · The Islander by Chris Blackwell review – maverick who brought Bob Marley to the masses. This compelling autobiography charts the rise of the Island Records founder who became as much of a...
Jun 8, 2022 · June 8, 20221:30 PM ET. Heard on Fresh Air. Terry Gross. 35-Minute Listen. Playlist. Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars...
Feb 21, 2024 · Talking Bob Marley at GoldenEye, Jamaica’s Crown Jewel, With the Music Legend Who Introduced Him to the World. By Corey Seymour. February 21, 2024. Chris Blackwell (far right), with (from left...
According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to which Blackwell was inducted in 2001, he is the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music. But perhaps Blackwell’s most lasting influence on modern popular music resulted from his Jamaican roots and familiarity with the Caribbean musical heritage.
Jul 9, 2022 · 2. I have interviewed quite a number of people in my 30-plus years as a journalist. A few of them have been famous, but I’ve never been as expectant as at the prospect of interviewing Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. His memoirs have just been published.
Chris Blackwell is the Founder of Island Records and has been credited as “the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music”…
