Episode 27 - Exodus: the story behind reggae legend Bob Marley’s blue plaque in London

This week, we interview historian Howard Spencer to reveal the story behind the new blue plaque at the Chelsea house where reggae singing sensation Bob Marley lived in 1977 after fleeing from Jamaica.

It was while living here that Marley and his band the Wailers finished recording songs for what became the Exodus album, including Waiting in Vain, Three Little Birds, One Love and Jamming. The house is also near the pitches in nearby Battersea Park where Marley and his bandmates played football.

To find out more about our blue plaque scheme, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/

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