Reggae Music Made Famous by Rock-n-Roll Song Covers

Jamaican popular music known as Reggae became known and well appreciated at the end of the 1960′s. When thinking of Reggae music, Bob Marley and The Wailer’s always comes to mind. Some of the greatest rock stars has done covers of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sherriff, such as Eric Clapton. Not to mention the many other covers performed by many other rock stars because of its rhythms and the way the music flows. During reggae’s golden age of the 60′s and even today, rock stars found themselves being attracted to the sound of the bass and the choppy rhythm tracks, of reggae music. The expression of the strong connection of rock music to reggae music has been visible for many years. Many of the third world Reggie songs became main stream, through covers done by Mick Jagger, Boy George and Blondie. The soulful songs caught on fast among rock’s greatest performers. The audience enjoyed the sound and the rhythms, which made it easy to move to the beat. The covers of some of Reggie’s greatest performers told the story of their lives, the civil unrest, and the troubles their country was facing at the time. It was also a way of giving news coverage and spreading awareness of the difficulty of every day life for the people of Jamaica.

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