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'...Although he lived a short life, only 36 years, Bob penned an enormous

quantity of songs. And unlike some songwriters, Bob was involved in all

aspects of the creation of his music. He worked on each of the instrumental

parts, wrote the lyrics, and had his hand in the control room while the

initial tracks were being laid down, in addition to being involved in the

editing and overdubbing process that yielded the final product. Bob’s

sound was so characteristic of reggae that it virtually cornered the “roots

reggae” designation'

'The year 1975 was that during

November, Bob, Peter, and Bunny reunited for their last time on stage.

American popular musician Stevie Wonder was slated to play a benefit

concert at Jamaica’s National Stadium. The concert was staged to raise

money for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind and Stevie Wonder was

well aware of the Wailers’ material. The reconstituted Wailers performed

at Wonder’s benefit concert and he was blown away.'

'With this more specific diagnosis, Bob was informed that he likely had

between four and five weeks left to live and that he should put his affairs

in order. As a means of relieving the pressure caused by the tumor in his

skull, Bob began receiving radiation treatments to try to reduce the size

of the brain tumor. An unfortunate result of the Sloan-Kettering visit

was that Bob’s condition was leaked to the media. On October 8, 1980,

news of Bob’s cancer was announced on various radio stations in New

York. Station WLIB was the first to announce Bob’s health concerns over

the radio. The news spread quickly and soon Bob’s condition was known

internationally.'

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