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3 Ways a Muscle Shoals Guitarist Bridged Reggae and Rock

  1. Muscle Shoals session musician Wayne Perkins overdubbed rock guitar on three Bob Marley tracks: ‘Concrete Jungle,’ ‘Baby We’ve Got a Date (Rock It Baby),’ and ‘Stir It Up.’
  2. His rock guitar style added Western sensibilities to Jamaican roots reggae, making the music more accessible to rock audiences.
  3. Chris Blackwell brought in Perkins specifically to bridge the gap between the two genres, helping reggae cross over into mainstream rock.

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