Island Records

Island Records Background

Island Records was founded in 1959, Jamaica, by Chris Blackwell, who claims he "never expected Island Records to grow into the international phenomenon it became. When I was starting out making my first record with Lance Hayward in 1959 all i wanted to do was get that one album released."

It is also said Island Records proved themselves in the 1960's-'70's aka the musical revolution.
In 1973 Jimmy Cliff helped reggae music earn its place as a music genre from the songs "Wonderful World, Beautiful People", and so on.

In addition Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith were called the Teenagers who later changed their name to The Wailing Rudeboys, then to The Wailing Wailers, which was when they were discovered by record producer Coxsone Dodd and this is when they finally agreed on The Wailers. Furthermore their single "Simmer Down"