Marcia Griffiths
A foundation voice who never stayed in the background: Studio One solo star, half of Bob and Marcia, member of the I-Threes and the singer whose “Electric Boogie” became a worldwide communal dance.
Marcia Griffiths began recording as a teenager at Studio One and quickly became one of Jamaica’s essential female voices. “Feel Like Jumping,” “Truly” and other early records established her before the duo Bob and Marcia took “Young, Gifted and Black” into the British charts in 1970. From 1974 she joined Rita Marley and Judy Mowatt as the I-Threes behind Bob Marley & The Wailers, bringing a major solo career into one of reggae’s most famous touring units rather than becoming an anonymous backing singer. “Electric Boogie,” written by Bunny Wailer, later gave Griffiths another global life through the Electric Slide. Her career connects rocksteady, roots reggae, pop crossover and dance culture across more than six decades.