I Shot the Sheriff
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"I Shot the Sheriff" is a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers.
German vinyl release
A-side of the original 1974 UK vinyl release
Burnin' is the sixth album by Jamaican reggae group the Wailers, released in October 1973. It was written by all three members and recorded and produced by the Wailers in Jamaica, contemporaneously wi
I Shot the Sheriff
…written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers. The song was first released in 1973 on the Wailers' album Burnin'. Marley explained his intention as follows: "I want to say 'I shot the police' but the government would have made a fuss so I said 'I shot the sheriff…
The Wailers Burnin'
The Wailers' gold record award for Burnin' in Nine Mile, Jamaica