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Bob Marley has been named the most frequently referenced historical figure in song lyrics, according to a new study examining how musicians draw inspiration from history. The reggae icon sits comfortably at number one with 927 separate lyric mentions, placing him well ahead of philosophers, criminals, political leaders and fellow musicians whose names have also been woven into popular music over decades.

Leslie Kong's name rarely appears on the marquee, but his fingerprints are all over the songs that made Jamaica's music a global language. A Chinese-Jamaican businessman who began life running an ice-cream parlour, a restaurant and a record shop on Orange Street in Kingston, Kong turned a chance audition outside his shop into Beverley's Records and effectively launched modern reggae. His label and production work took ska and rocksteady, polished them, and helped shape early reggae into an exportable sound that found listeners from London to New York.

The Marley Brothers have announced a tour to honour their father’s legacy.

The lost Bob Marley song ‘Selassie is the Chapel’ has been released.

Chineke! Founder Chi-Chi Nwanoku OBE has orchestrated the music of Bob Marley.

Shaggy has declared the passing of the legendary singer - who passed away in hospital on Tuesday (02.03.21), aged 73, after suffering a stroke in 2020 - as "one of the lowest moments in the history of our culture".

Veteran acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Bob Marley are outselling most of the pop acts currently in the USA.