Happy Birthday, Bob! Playlist for Feb. 4, 2011

Glen Adams 1945-2010 R.I.P.

Glen Adams played keyboards for the Hippy Boys & the Upsetters, including all the Bob Marley & the Wailers' Lee Perry sessions. But before that, he was a singer, and after that, he was a producer.

Here he is playing with the Slackers a few years back, performing a version of an old Lee Perry tune, Live Injection:

Stay tuned for a more fulsome tribute very soon on Wake the Town.

Tonight, we honour Bob Marley, whose birthday falls on February 6 every year. It's our 10th annual Marley birthday tribute!

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Trenchtown Rock -- Live! At The Lyceum (Island 1975)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Dracula (Mr. Brown Version) -- The Complete Upsetter Singles 1970-72 Plus Dubs (Cleopatra 2002)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Mr. Brown -- Rasta Revolution (Trojan 1974)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: So Jah Seh -- Natty Dread (Tuff Gong 2001)

Johnny Clarke: Time Will Tell -- Kaya (Island 1978)

Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators: Drums Of Africa -- Dub Gone 2 Crazy (Blood & Fire 1996)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Babylon System -- Survival (Island 1979)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: African Herbsman -- African Herbsman (Trojan 2006)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Africa Unite -- Survival (Island 1979)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Exodus -- Exodus Deluxe Edition (Tuff Gong 2001)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Concrete Jungle (Original Unreleased Jamaican Version) -- Catch A Fire Deluxe Edition (Tuff Gong 2001)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Sun Is Shining -- African Herbsman (Trojan 2006)

Joe Higgs & The Wailers: Sun Is Shining -- Blackman Know Yourself (Shanachie 1990)

Johnny Nash: Comma Comma -- I Can See Clearly Now (Epic 1972)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Caution -- Songs Of Freedom (Tuff Gong 1999)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: War -- Rastaman Vibration (Island 1976)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Johnny Was -- Rastaman Vibration (Island 1976)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Punky Reggae Party-- Exodus Deluxe Edition (Tuff Gong 2001)

Edric Connor: One Solja Man -- Songs From Jamaica (Saland 2008)

Lord Flea: Wheel & Tun Me -- Take Me To Jamaica: The Story Of Jamaican Mento w/ Stanley Motta, Ivan Chin & Ken Khouri 1951-58 (Pressure Sounds 2006)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Walk The Proud Land -- Talkin' Blues (Tuff Gong 1991)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Rebels Hop -- Rasta Revolution (Trojan 1974)

Count Lasher & His Calypsonians: Calypso Cha Cha -- Soundman Shots: The Caribou & Downbeat 78's Story (Complete Roots 2009)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Rockin' Steady (Alternate) -- Complete Bob Marley & The Wailers 1967-1972 (JAD 1999)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Zimbabwe -- Survival (Island 1979)

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Rastaman Chant -- Catch A Fire Deluxe Edition (Tuff Gong 2001)