Today (February 6th) would have been the late Bob Marley’s 75th birthday. The Eric Clapton song “I Shot the Sheriff” is a Bob Marley song on 461 Ocean Boulevard in 1974 Two music industry legends knew it was a major hit the minute they heard it. And they were right, it made it to # 1.
The late Tom Dowd, who produced Eric Clapton’s 461 Ocean Boulevard, recalled the session for “I Shot the Sheriff” as happening really fast, with Eric, singer Yvonne Elliman and rhythm guitarist George Terry doing their thing as the tape rolled. What made an even bigger impression on him was the reaction
