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When did Bob Marley appear on The Old Grey Whistle Test?

When did Bob Marley appear on The Old Grey Whistle Test?

May 1, 1973
On May 1, 1973, Bob Marley and The Wailers visited The Old Grey Whistle Test’s studios for a live performance.

Who presented The Old Grey Whistle Test in the 70s?

Richard Williams
The first presenter of The Old Grey Whistle Test was rock journalist Richard Williams.

Can you use old GREY Whistle Test?

When they got the first pressing of a record they would play it to people they called the old greys – doormen in grey suits. Any song the doormen could remember and whistle, having heard it just once or twice, had passed the old grey whistle test.

Was The Old Grey Whistle Test mimed?

AFAIK it was an MU rule and sometimes a special studio version was supposed to be made and mimed to, sometimes the version was recorded, but the band played live anyway.

When did Bob Marley and the Wailers form?

1963
Bob Marley and the Wailers/Active from

Peter Tosh Tosh, Bob Marley, and Bunny Wailer formed the Wailers in 1963 in the Kingston ghetto of Trench Town.

How did Bob Marley FIE?

Skin cancer (melanoma)
Bob Marley/Cause of death
Marley died the following year as a result of acral lentiginous melanoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 1977. He was buried in his Jamaican birthplace of the village Nine Mile.

Who was the first band on the old GREY Whistle Test?

Stone Fox Chase
The show’s theme music was Stone Fox Chase by a band called Area 615. Richard Williams, Melody Maker editor at the time, was the first host. Bob Harris, who is most associated with TOGWT, took over in 1972.

What age is Bob Harris?

75 years (April 11, 1946)
Bob Harris/Age

Why is it called old GREY Whistle Test?

The name was derived from a Tin Pan Alley phrase. Whenever a new record was pressed up, it would be played to doormen. They were know as Old Greys, because they wore grey suits. If they could remember a song after one or two plays and whistle the tune, then the record was said to have passed The Old Grey Whistle Test.

Is Peter Tosh still alive?

Deceased (1944–1987)
Peter Tosh/Living or Deceased

When did Bob Marley and the Wailers play at the grey whistle?

Bob Marley & The Wailers performing at The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973. The songs are ‘Stir it up’ and ‘Concrete jungle’. A legendary live studio performan…

When did Bob Marley and the Wailers release Legend?

Since its release in 1984, Marley’s “Legend” compilation has annually sold over 250,000 copies according to Nielsen Sound Scan, and it is only the 17th album to exceed sales of 10 million copies since SoundScan began its tabulations in 1991. In 1963 Bob Marley and Bunny Wailers founded Bob Marley and the Wailers.

What did Bob Marley do for a living?

Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter Bob Marley served as a world ambassador for reggae music and sold more than 20 million records throughout his career—making him the first international superstar to emerge from the so-called Third World.

When was Bob Marley inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Bob Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994; in December 1999, his 1977 album “Exodus” was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine and his song “One Love” was designated Song of the Millennium by the BBC.