Over the next two weeks, The Gleaner and STAR will be running a fact a day on the Bob Marley tribute concert, 'Smile Jamaica' to be held Saturday, February 23, at James Bond Beach, Oracabessa. Read the facts and get a chance to win tickets to the event.

Fact:

Beginning in 1968, the Wailers recorded a wealth of new material for producer Danny Simms before teaming the following year with producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry; backed by Perry's house band, the Upsetters, the trio cut a number of classics, including My Cup, Duppy Conqueror, Soul Almighty, and Small Axe, which fused powerful vocals, ingenious rhythms, and visionary production to lay the groundwork for much of the Jamaican music in their wake.

Upsetters bassist Aston 'Family Man' Barrett and his drummer brother, Carlton, soon joined the Wailers full-time, and in 1971 the group founded another independent label, Tuff Gong, releasing a handful of singles before signing to Chris Blackwell's Island Records, a year later.