Happy belated Birthday to Bob Marley, autoworker

Bob Marley would have been 68 years old on Feb. 6. What you may not know about him is that he spent a year of his life driving a forklift in an auto plant. (We just found that out.)

The <="http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/remembering-bob-marley">manufacture this blog tells us:

In the mid-1960's, Marley spent a year living in Delaware with his mom while working at a GM plant near Wilmington.  He saved the money earned on the assembly line to help pay for subsequent studio recordings with his band, the Wailers.  

'Night Shift,' which appears on Marley's fourth album, RASTAMAN VIBRATION, describes his experiences "working on a forklift" at the GM plant.

Here are some of the lyrics:

Warehouse (all right!),
You're empty, yeah!
Go around the corner,
Bring your goods!
Go around the other corner,
Bring your suitcases. (All night!)
By the sweat of my brow, (All right!)
Eat your bread! (All night!)
By the sweat of my brow, (All right!)
Eat your bread!




RIP, mon.