About the Author

The author of Negro with a Hat, a biography of Marcus Garvey, Colin Grant is an independent historian who works for BBC Radio. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he lives in London.

Reviews

A wide-ranging look at the cultural, political and religious forces that inspired the pioneering reggae group.... A lively, informed study of the Wailers, though not a straightforward introduction to them.-- "Kirkus Reviews"

As Grant plots out [The Wailers'] biographical arcs, he skillfully conveys how tightly bonded the three were---not just as a creative team but as a band of brothers....By the time we get to the part where the trio dissolves in 1974, we feel the pain of their divorce because we've learned so much about their decade-long struggle to make it-- "BookForum"