Rude Boy (Bob Marley song)

"Rude Boy"
Song by Bob Marley from the album Wailing Wailers
Published	1964
Released	1965
Genre	Reggae
Label	Studio One Records, Coxsone Records, Doctor Bird Records
Writer	Bob Marley
Producer	Clement Dodd

"Rude Boy" is a 1964 Bob Marley song. One of his earliest songs and singles, it was included by Clement Dodd in the first The Wailers album Wailing Wailers, 1965.^[1] The anthem placed The Wailers at the head of the rude boy music culture.^[2] The song integrates vocal harmonizing with social commentary.^[3]

References

1. The Unauthorized Biography of Bob Marley 2013 "Released in 1965 on the Studio One label, producer Clement “Coxsone” Dodd compiled 12 singles that he believed ... Wailing Wailers features some of Bob Marley's earliest songwriting efforts, including “Rude Boy,” “Simmer Down,” "
2. David Vlado Moskowitz The Words and Music of Bob Marley 2007 Page 13 "The Wailing Wailers' song “Rude Boy,” recorded in 1965, was a ghetto-youth anthem and established the group as the leaders of the movement, both musically and in the ghetto."
3. Norman C. Stolzoff Wake the Town & Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica 2000 "For example, their song "Rude Boy" integrates sweet vocal harmonizing with sharp social commentary: Jail house keeps ..."