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ON FEBRUARY 6,1945, BOB MARLEY TOOK SECOND PLACE TO THE GLASS BUCKET CLUB!

    Derrick Harriott (left) and Castro demonstrating the dance step The Jerk at The Glass Bucket Club—- The day a reggae legend is born By Shereita Grizzle—- On February 6, 1945, Cedella Marley gave birth to reggae legend Robert Nesta Marley in Nine Mile, St Ann. Though at that time Jamaica’s leading newspaper did not know that the young lad would one day be famous, The Gleaner was there. Having been around now for 180 years, The Gleaner Company takes a trip down memory lane and gives you an entertainment recap of the events of Tuesday, February 6, 1945. On the day Bob Marley was born, The Glass Bucket Club in St Andrew hosted the dine and dance event. The club’s band, the Don Soisson Glass Bucket Band, was a 10-piece band operated by Soisson, a white Jamaican. The Glass Bucket Club, owned and operated by Joe Abner, … Read entire article »

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