Celebrating Bob Marley’s 70th Birthday: His Legacy, Politics & Spirituality

February 6, 2015 – Segment 2

In honor of the 70^th anniversary of the birth of Bob Marley, our guests offer a tribute to the memory of the Reggae King. With: Dermot Hussey, host of The Joint on Sirius XM, recipient of the prestigious Musgrave Medal for services to media and music, and co-author of Bob Marley: Reggae King of the World; Dera Tompkins, Reggae historian, Biomedical Librarian at the National Institutes of Health, and personal friend of the Marley family; and award-winning director, actor, and playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah O.B.E., Artistic Director at CenterStage in Baltimore and playwright of Marley, which will premiere in June at CenterStage.

Written by Marc Steiner

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