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From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire

  • Written by Mike Alleyne, Professor Emeritus of Popular Music Studies & Music Business, Middle Tennessee State University
From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empireBob Marley performs at a 'Viva Zimbabwe' independence celebration in April 1980.William F. Campbell/Getty Images

The long-awaited Bob Marley biopic “One Love” will highlight important moments in the musician’s life – his adolescence in Trench Town, his spiritual growth, the attempt on his life. But as a music industry scholar...

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