Universal Music Enterprises to Release Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Live Forever” Project on Feb 1st, 2011
Marley’s Last Live Performance Celebrated on Exclusive 2-CD Collection
Universal Music Enterprises to
Release Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley
Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980
Available For the First Time on CD/LP/Digital
New York, Dec. 10, 2010 //PRNewswire/ –Recorded 30 years ago while Marley was touring in support of his album Uprising, Live Forever is Bob Marley‘s
last recorded concert. This never before released audio collection
offers an incredible snapshot of one of music’s most influential
performers.
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Live Forever: The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, September 23, 1980
(UMe/Tuff Gong International) is a 2CD/3LP/digital collection that
features many of Bob’s most cherished songs, and is available for the
first time on February 1, 2011. This
unforgettable concert contains unique performances of “No Woman No Cry,”
“Jammin’,” and “Is This Love,” to name a few, and depicts a musical
innovator and inspiration to people of many cultures and generations.
This spectacular audio documentary Live Forever,also immortalizes the last song Marley ever performed live in concert: “Get Up Stand Up,” his rally cry for equality.
“Bob’s music
has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love. It has brought
countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh.
To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new
generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago,”
says Rita Marley.
The momentous occasion captured on Live Forever
is now available on 2CD/3LP/digital, for the benefit of all who missed
their first opportunity to attend that magical evening. Marley’s
influence on today’s musical landscape and his continuous worldwide
appeal is still evident today. And his legacy and message carry on.
Uprising‘s
most notable song, “Redemption Song,” is featured on this extraordinary
release and has been covered by everyone from Rihanna and the Dave
Matthews Band to Stevie Wonder and Chris Cornell. His hits compilation, Legend,
has also spent an astonishing 1,000 weeks on the Billboard catalog
chart sitting at #1 for 110 of those weeks. The celebration of Marley’s
work continues as Legend gets the video game treatment
and is available for download as part of the best-selling Rock Band
series. The Marley family also plans to commemorate Bob Marley and his legacy with other celebratory events throughout the year in 2011.
