It's now well over 40 years since the world lost Robert Nesta Marley, better known of course as Bob Marley, the legendary musician who succumbed to cancer aged just 36 on May 11 1981.
Bob Marley was first invited to London in 1972 by Johnny Nash; the US singer behind 'I Can See Clearly Now'. Bob and the Wailers were already big in Jamaica and Johnny hoped to secure them a wider audience by cutting a deal with CBS records.
At first Bob struggled to get noticed in London; a problem he discussed with art teacher Keith Baugh one evening at Soho's 'Bag O' Nails' club. Keith suggested it might be a canny publicity stunt if Bob and Johnny popped by his school for an impromptu concert.
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