Bob and Marcia

Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths.^[1] They had a #5 UK hit single in 1970 with "Young, Gifted and Black".^[2] They followed up with "Pied Piper", which peaked at #11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971. Those two releases spent a total of twenty five weeks in that chart in a period of less than eighteen months.^[2] They discontinued their partnership in the mid-1970s, both feeling that it was not bringing them adequate financial reward.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• Young, Gifted and Black (1970), Harry J/Trojan
• Pied Piper (1971), Harry J/Trojan
• Sweet Memories (1976), Nectar
• Kemar (1977), Harry J - reissued as Really Together (1987), I-Anka
• Pied Piper - The Best of (2002), Trojan
• Always Together, Studio One
• To Be Young, Gifted and Black, Star

Singles

• "Young, Gifted and Black" 1970
• "Pied Piper" 1971
• "I Loved You" 1974

References

1. Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 33
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 67. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.