Bob Marley & The Wailers: Definitive Discography

Roger Steffens is a world-renowned expert on the life and music of Bob Marley. His Marley archives are considered the largest known repository of the reggae king’s works, and have recently been acquired to become the foundation collection of the National Museum of Jamaican Music.

Born October 22, 1947, Leroy Pierson was introduced to music early in life by his father who played guitar and fiddle in western swing bands, Leroy took up guitar himself at the age of 13. He tells of family outings to jazz clubs where they would attend the shows of John Coltrane, Muddy Waters, Albert King and many other masters of their genres.