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ALLAN “SKILL” COLE IS SUING FOR COPYRIGHT PROFITS FROM BOB MARLEY’S “WAR” AND “NATTY DREAD!”

September 17th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By K’Shema Francis— Allan “Skill” Cole is suing Island, Universal and Tuff Gong music over the copyright of Bob Marley’s songs “War” and “Natty Dread.” Cole who was a Jamaican soccer star says he co-wrote the songs in the 1970’s and is suing for his share of the copyright profits from the songs and lawyer fees. Though Allan “Skill” Cole has decided to drag them through a New York City court, he is hoping there can be an amicable settlement out of court. He made the revelation during IRIE FM’s Wake Up Call with Dj Amber. … Read entire article »

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NEAR SETTLEMENT REACHED BETWEEN ALLAN “SKILL” COLE AND CHRIS BLACKWELL, OVER UNPAID ROYALTIES!

December 6th, 2015 | Add a Comment

BY HOWARD CAMPBELL— Allan ‘Skill’ Cole—- IN Jamaican parlance, Allan ‘Skill’ Cole and Bob Marley were ‘bonifide bredrin’. They shared a passion for football and music. They wrote several of Marley’s most popular songs which Cole says was based on their bond. He never foresaw any legal complications. The 65-year-old Cole, who has been at odds with Island Records cofounder Chris Blackwell over unpaid royalties for decades, told the Jamaica Observer last week that they are nearing an agreement. “We are in the process of coming to an understanding an’ settlement over songs not written by Bob, or co-written by Bob,” said Cole. The songs involved are Zimbabwe, credited to Marley on his 1979 album, Survival, but actually written by Donald Leach; War, Johnny Was, Rat Race and Time Will Tell. Cole is credited as writer … Read entire article »

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MICHAEL “MIKEY DAN” WHYTE WHO COOKED FOR BOB MARLEY!

March 1st, 2015 | Add a Comment

(L)A picture of Mikey Dan and Bob Marley & (R)Michael ‘Mikey Dan” Whyte and his wife Joan. WHEN he went on tour, it was not all music for Bob Marley. He was passionate about football and fitness, and he loved food. Marley had two official cooks who travelled with him at different stages of his career. The first was Michael ‘Mikey Dan’ Whyte, who handled the reggae star’s culinary needs from 1973 to 76. Now 62, Whyte is a committed member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and lives in New York City. Recently, he spoke to the Sunday Observer about his relationship with the king of reggae. “All this came about due to my close association with Alan ‘Skill’ Cole, who had just returned from playing football professionally in Brazil. Skill was disciplined … Read entire article »

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WHEN THE KING BOB MARLEY “CROWNED” THE PRINCE DENNIS BROWN!

February 6th, 2015 | Add a Comment

By Howard Campbell—- Bob Marley and Dennis Brown— ALAN ‘Skill’ Cole remembers walking with Bob Marley along the intersection of Beeston Street and Chancery Lane in downtown Kingston, circa 1972, when Marley drew his attention to a teenaged boy coming down the lane. “Him (Marley) sey to mi, ‘Alan, a da likkle boy dey name Dennis Brown. Him can sing!'” Cole recalled. Marley’s Tuff Gong record shop was located in the area, then a hub for the growing reggae industry. Brown grew up at nearby Orange Street. Marley and his group The Wailers were poised for an international breakthrough. Fifteen-year-old Brown was the boy wonder of reggae. Cole, Marley’s former manager and close friend, said Marley had a lot of respect for two singers: Dennis Brown and John Holt. “Wi use to go Sombrero Club (in St … Read entire article »

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THE “SKILL” OF ALLAN COLE INFLUENCES THE LYRICS OF THE HIT SINGLE “SPIRULINA” BY CHRONIXX!

June 22nd, 2014 | Add a Comment

Allan ‘Skill’ Cole (left) greets FIFA President ‘Sepp’ Blatter (centre), while Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Captain Horace Burrell looks on during a JFF cocktail reception at the Terra Nova hotel on Waterloo Road in St Andrew in September 2010.—- By Mel Cooke— In Behind Curtain, Chronixx pays his respects to Deon Burton, the man who scored four goals in five matches to play a major part in Jamaica getting to the World Cup finals in France in 1998. It is not the only time that he name-checks a footballer of note from many years ago. And if Burton, whose name Chronixx uses as an example of excellence which is envied (“Dem nuh waah si yuh dribble like Burton”), is a dim memory as a player, then the footballer he mentions in Spurlina is barely a blip on the … Read entire article »

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TODAY (MAY 11) MARKS THE 33rd ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSING OF BOB MARLEY!

May 11th, 2014 | Add a Comment

While millions are sending greetings, postcards and gifts to mothers today, Mother’s Day, many are observing the 33rd anniversary of the passing of legendary reggae king, Robert Nesta Marley. He made the transition on the morning of May 11, 1981 in a Miami hospital, surrounded by members of his family. He had barely passed his 36th birthday, the age at which it was reported that he prophesied his passing during a conversation with friends in Delaware, United States, 12 years before. Since then, Marley has … Read entire article »

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CINDY BREAKSPEARE TALKS ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH BOB MARLEY!

February 20th, 2014 | Add a Comment

Cindy Breakspeare and Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, son of reggae legend Bob Marley, watch a presentation during the 17th annual Bob Marley Lecture Beauty And The Beast A Bridge To The Natural Mystic last Thursday. —– By Janet Silvera— Cindy Breakspeare said she knew the King of Reggae, the man who would later become the father of her love child, because they would say hello to each other in passing. “Yes I knew him, but to be a … Read entire article »

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