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'"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.[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, "] The anthem placed The Wailers at the head of the rude boy music culture.[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."] The song integrates vocal harmonizing with social commentary.[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 ..."]
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Category:Songs about youth subcultures
Category:1964 songs
Category:Bob Marley songs
Category:Songs written by Bob Marley
Category:Song recordings produced by Coxsone Dodd
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