Really love this band.
i played A LOT of CHicago music Junior High Band classes over the years
Maga Dog has always been one of my favorite Peter Tosh songs. Sung in Jamaican patois, it tells a story - full of multi-layered symbolism - about a “maga dog” that merits great caution. Rough lyrical translation: only a fool would trust the maga dog not once but twice… it will turn around and bite them every time.
Tosh first recorded and released the song around 1962, then as a Wailers single in 1964. He re-recorded it numerous times, and ultimately for his 1983 Mama Africa LP when it became an international hit.
Best I can tell, this particular rocksteady version dates to the late 60’s.
I like these celebration performances–great songs in which so many performers, in person, pay homage to the author. (This one must’ve been before Kevin Spacey’s disgrace. I had no idea he could sing or play the harmonica.)
Track 4 of an album with effectively no skips. Reminds me of Rumours in that regard.
The big humorous take right now is that it is a giant betting pool of which song will be the next single, being that there are probably at least 3 more, if not 5 beyond Disease, Abracadabra, and Die With A Smile ( which has over 2.1 billion streams since August 2024).
He could play the upright organ like nobodys business!
Dug out a very old album yesterday afternoon, one that was among my favorites in the mid seventies and could not stop listening to it for hours.
I chose my favorite piece to post below.
The bass player, Scott Lafaro, who died at the age of 25, the year this recording was made in 1961, developed a revolutionary new bass style, which along with his virtuosity, left him recognized as one the most influential Jazz bassists of all time.
Edit to say: everytime I see this album cover, I long to go back to the early sixties and show it to my piano teacher, Mrs. Greene, who was always obsessed about my playing posture
Good stuff. loved his stuff with Miles. pretty sad there is only a smattering of applause for such an accomplished musician while guys that grab their junk and spew profanities make millions of dollars !