As absurd as Rob Ford has been these past few months, he's still the mayor of Toronto by law. But it's questionable if it's within his power to decide to declare a holiday on the very same day. Ford decreed that today (Feb. 6) is Bob Marley Day in Toronto to commemorate the reggae legend's birthday.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers' classic album Catch A Fire turns 40 years old this week (April 13th to be exact). It is well-regarded as one of the first reggae albums to find an an international audience, largely viewed as one of the greatest albums of all time in any genre and ultimately the album that set Bob Marley up to become a star...
Even though this year's Grammys paid homage to Bob Marley with a star-studded tribute that included his sons, Ziggy and Damian, the reggae icon never walked away with a gramophone.
This wasn't due to his lack of talent though -- this was a man who released 12 albums ('Exodus' and 'Catch a Fire' among them) before his death in 1981...