CS 005: ROGER STEFFENS Pt. 2, Selassie's UN "War" speech, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite + more!

The second half of our survey of the world of reggae music brings us back into Roger Steffens' Echo Park Reggae Archives, where we see some rare memorabilia from Haile Selassei's speech to the UN (that Bob Marley turned into the song "War") and The Harder They Come, plus rare, signed 7" singles from The Wailers.

Roger also shares his experiences in the Vietnam War, describes his reasons for ending his Reggae Beat radio show and shares the theory that "I Shot The Sheriff" was about birth control before sending us off with some Taoist philosophy.

Roger Resources:

Here is a very good 5-minute video version of the tour Roger offers visitors of The Reggae Archive:
https://vimeo.com/10572213?ref=tw-share

Many episodes of Roger's radio show, The Reggae Beat on KCRW, are available in high-quality FLAC format, and you can get an inventory and price-list by emailing Roger at [email protected]

So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley by Roger Steffens and Linton Kwesi Johnson
https://www.amazon.com/So-Much-Things...

Reggae Scrapbook by Roger Steffens and Peter Simon
https://www.amazon.com/Reggae-Scrapbo...

The Family Acid on Instagram:
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~ Featured Products ~
"The Family Acid Jamaica" by Roger Steffens
"Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You?" by George Clinton and Ben Greenman

~ Music ~
"Dreamland" by The Wailers
"Get Myself Together" by Dennis Brown
"I Shot The Sheriff" by Bob Marley and The Wailers
"Truth and Rights" by Johnny Osbourne