Thursday, October 24, 2019
Island Records founder
Chris Blackwell and current Island President
Darcus Beese will discuss the label’s 60th anniversary year at the
Grammy Museum on 11/23.
The museum’s first Executive Director,
Bob Santelli, will moderate and
Jessie Reyez will perform.
The
label’s origins in Jamaica and London in 1959 will be discussed along with its rise as one of the most iconic and respected labels in the industry, everything from
Bob Marley and
Cat Stevens to
U2,
Amy Winehouse and beyond.
Meanwhile, in New York, #Island60 is being celebrated with an installation at
Dolby SoHo, that showcases the label history and cultural impact over the last six decades.