Jeff Sarge On The Night Bob Marley Upstaged Lionel Richie At Madison Square Garden

[@rubadubsoldier1419]

My wife was on vacation in the US at the time and she attended the show. She felt so privileged to have witnessed Bob's full emmergence and was blown away at the performance. She was really surprised however that most of the audience left after Bob's performance ended.

[@Puckhog]

Yeah right your wife was there, my whole family was there too. The internet and its lies 😂😂

[@KSPTVMedia]

My big brother Jeff Sarge...one of the coolest and respected brothers in the Reggae Fraternity

[@michelleclarke1421]

Wow look at Jeff, mi bredda Jeff Sarge. I remember that day at Madison Square Garden.

[@brianmitchell8479]

I was there that was an excellent show. I was also a big Commodore fan back in the days 🎤🎼🎶🇯🇲🇬🇩🇹🇹🇬🇾🇺🇸

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

Good to see my brethren Jeff sarge speaking on Bob marleys workaholic,never give up,attitude, Lionel rice gave Bob marley& wailers a true blessing, I been listening to Jeff sarge for 40 yrs.,on the nyc reggae scene, Bob played many Manhattan venues, & was also interviewed a lot,I seen him several times,maxes kansas city,beacon, club negril,Gil noble like it is t.v.,reggae lounge,rev.johnson say,that😮

[@angelaescoffery7728]

Yes Mr Sarge .great job..love you like cook food from Ace in Brooklyn...real talk

[@winningvictory]

Bob Marley and Lionel Richie are both Masterpieces/Masterclass of Singers/Songwriters/Perforners/Entertainers for all generations from 19howlong till this day in 2024! No one upstage no one! Black Man Unite! Stop Instigating False Narratives of Negativity and Competition that never existed! Lionel Richie has given countless interviews how the late Bob Marley influenced so much his music; especially the song: "All Night Long"! Stop the Bad-mindedness! Cha!

[@ceofounder]

Boss! Nuff respect for this Righteous/Concious, Positive commentary!

[@ceofounder]

The late Robert Nestor Marley and Lionel Richie are both Treasures of Music/Entertainment and Men Amongst Other Men! Neither One Of Them upstage The Other! Their Music and Songs is for Everyone! If a white man falsely stated that Bob upstaged Lionel; all of you would have cried how the White man is tryimg to cause division Amongst Black Artists! The Truth Is A Dagger To The Heart Of A Liar! We as Black People must Stop/Cease & Desist in being The Race Of People Who Hate Each Other The Most!

[@ctbt1832]

Both are great artists. Playing two different types of music. I don’t see the upstage or anything like that between these two. They should never be compared. That’s like preparing country music to rap. Two different different types of music. Both are good.

[@krishendo9433]

just sayin people came oujt to see bob that night, not lionel

[@Raspectras]

Umm humm 😊😊 "Roots Rock Reggae" Bob Marley &the Wailers #1 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SufferersKeepOnJammin]

Marley and the Wailers and the Commodores played in Trinidad a week apart in December 1979. I was 15 at the time and think my parents would not let me go to both (and in 1979 Rasta was still being persecuted by Caribbean politicians and police plus I probably wanted to go with a girl) so I played it safe and asked for the Commodores. I regret that.

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

There needs to be a nyc,east coast reggae book written,jeff sarge was& still remain one of the key players on the scene,i was there i witnessed him@ most venues,with top reggae artist,singers,players of instruments, governments officials,ewf,12tribes,& all rastologist, actors,producers& venues,everybody from dennis brown,gregory Isaac's, mikey jarret,7 miles of blackstar liner,fred locks to the prophet gad,jeff was there to represent his age group😅

[@tryjames1ify]

🖤💯

[@ColtanFree]

Let's keep it real though......The majority of the audience were probably Caribbean people if this number isn't exaggerated. If this concert took place in any other city other than NY, that would not have happened. There was a hunger by the Tri-state Caribbean community to see him perform in such a venue and they responded in numbers.

[@jackpayton5065]

Black Americans never accepted reggae and that was the main problem, thanks to the American whites who has and have supported reggae music throughout the years

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

I remember many nites being@ 42nd st.pier intrepid venue,when peter tosh,played,there herbie mann etc.same thing happened, peter tosh stole the show& ppls left after his performance, but herbi mann was great,i was there selling rasta ice,green& gold jackets,joseph hill& culure bought 6 jackets that nite,😅

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

1st.blackman to fill Madison Square garden was the black Phoenix, prophet forerunner hon.marcus mosiah garvey i,he was also a poet,recording artist,revdr.johnny leejohnson md say this,selah 1920

[@rolandmarkland6844]

Bob wasn’t about upstaging. Some people twist the message.

[@Danimal1577]

I've always thought the more upbeat bands should always headline over the slow boring ones, regardless of commerciality and popularity

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

Chuck berry was a force of nature,songs like I wanna play with my dingaling,was banned,johnny be good,was a legendary song,Michael Jackson catalog was sold for $1.5 billion to Sony Universal, bob marley movie will fetch a billion,plus win several academy awards& oscars,??you gonna be tired to see bob marley face in the place,for real😅

[@JohnnyJohnson-v7m]

I use to go to carib theater in 1970's& all kgn.venues,I seen curtis Mayfield & many other@ carib theater, Jerry butler etc,all the greats from usa,came through, a lot of soul boys,spang,ska,rock steady was influenced by ear shot from dirty south ,usa,a lot of blues,jazz,r&b,ruled the globe,white English Boys like Beatles, rollingstones,copied black American talent,motown,star records,on & on,but never give credit for original intellectual property, like johnny nash, fats domino, b.b.king,Tracy chapman,etc.stolen legacy😢

[@missinlinkx]

Bombombom

[@nivak11]

Didn't happen! I was there BOTH nights at Madison Square Garden. Kurtis Blow was also on the bill! They keep telling this story and it's just not true.

[@gillishamitchell7391]

How did it go?

[@nivak11]

Kurtis Blow came out first. Rap was really just starting to take off then so those of us who were teenagers were happy when he was on. A lot of Rastas were in MSG and Bob Marley had his first hit on Black American radio with "Could You Be Love". I grew up in Harlem so I was used to seeing Rastas and knew some of Bob's music-So NYC is culturally diverse so of course folks jammed out to Bob. But eventually-the Commodores were the headliners. A NYC radio DJ (legend) Frankie Crocker spoke with the Commodores and asked if they would let Bob perform because he wasn't originally on the bill-and they said "YES"-but the Commodores are LOVED in NYC and they had a great show and everyone enjoyed and rocked out to all 3 performers-BOTH nights.

[@gillishamitchell7391]

Thanks alot for that story your a lucky person to see the great bob Marley live

[@nivak11]

Indeed I was. I now have all of his albums and became a fan that night

[@ColtanFree]

@@nivak11 I heard this story many times too and wondered if the numbers were exaggerated. On a side note: I heard stories about the Rastas in Harlem on 145th St. and Bradhurst....but were there any Reggae Clubs and Dance Halls in Harlem in the 70s and 80s like Brooklyn's Biltmore Ballroom and Love People One. The Bronx had a few like the Stardust Ballroom also. But what about Harlem?