Why is Bob Marley the only reggae singer that most people can name?
by 
donovan reynolds.
ANSWERS: 13
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Well, I can only really name him because when I learnt about reggae at school, my teacher never bothered to tell us about anyone else
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Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff didn't have the same influence on musicians, and most people could name another singer if they realized The Police were more of a reggae band, especially with their earlier music.
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Have you ever heard of Suan Pual who sung the song temperature he is another ragaee artist
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It all depends on who the "most people" are .. reggae singers encompass quite a huge piece of the world's music scene .. there are those who were already huge when Bob as a young man began to do his thing with the music but his interpretation, styling and insightful lyrics really put him and reggae out there for the world to listen to and love ... there are those on the outside who believe that they can change the music and make it their own but it will always belong to Jamaicans ...Jamaican music is reggae and reggae will always be the music of the people of Jamaica ..
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Because most people are musically ignorant. They only listen to what is played on the radio and they let that influence their buying decisions. It's really too bad in a way. So many other artists out there in this genre deserve to be recognized by main stream media. Community radio helps to educate. If you've got a small community radio station in your area, do what you can to support them. Another good artist that comes to mind is Macka B.
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Hmm, what about munga, gentleman, marley's sons (ziggy, stephen, damian and kanio) fantan mojah and i know lotsa more ;]
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He simply was the Reggae musician who popularized the genre in the 1970s most effectively. His impact of the European and American music scene during the 1970s was enormous. It also helped that Chris Blackwell produced his records in a way that appealed more to "Western" listeners than the earlier recordings by Bob Marley and the Wailers produced by Lee Perry, which are "rootsier". Just compare the Lee Perry produced versions of Trenchtown Rock or Lively Up Yourself (on Trojan Records) with the ones Chris Blackwell produced for Island Records.
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raggae isnt big at all in USA mainly only in Puerto Rico but his son Damien Marley i think is pretty good as well
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He Defended Himself. was this the wrong thing to do if he really shot the sheriff? the devil has a distinct uniform and so does godja! that might be what i will call this mystical truth... godja i like the sound of that!
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Maybe because he went by Bob Marley and not a band name. If Sublime was Bradley Nowell, you would know his name also. (not that it's the same)
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He brought it to the US, and the US considers itself to be the hub of all 'important' music. Also, reggae is highly political, and he was one of the few reggae musicians willing to nullify his politics a little for mainstream recognition (that's not to say he was a-political). I can name a few more than him and the Wailers, but I'm more into the dancehall hybrids like Chuck Fenda and Burro Banton.
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Because they don't know who else to name. Also, once they start smoking ganja, they think they know everything about Bob Marley. When he's not the only ganja smoking singer.
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Because they lead sheltered and narrow-minded musical lives. There are plenty of other great reggae artists, like Steel Pulse, Eek-A-Mouse, Big Mountain, Junior Murvin, The Specials ("Pressure Drop" is awesome), and many more. They don't get mainstream radio play, so they aren't as recognizable. ("Pressure Drop" was in a Walt Disney "Goofey" movie though, which I thought was very cool).
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