I Shot The Sheriffby The Wailers

This song has been covered over 50 times, and sampled over 27 times. www.bobmarley.com

"I Shot the Sheriff" was written by Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band Bob Marley and the Wailers. www.bobmarley.com --- This song has been covered over 50 times, and sampled over 27 times. www.whosampled.com

The Wailers bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett nearly ruined the recording of "I Shot The Sheriff" because of one of his spliffs. Engineer Phil Brown recalled to Uncut magazine. "They were heavy guys but it was lots of fun. While we were mixing they were in the control room, smoking and dancing. I physically melted the 'I Shot The Sheriff' tape with the glowing debris from a joint while trying to do an edit. The spliff fell apart, and reached the tape before my hand! We called them 'baseball bats,' it was neat grass. Thankfully, there were three masters of that track, so I was able to steal the drum fill from the third take and splice it together. It saved my bacon. That was all down to Family Man. I blame him."

The Wailers bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett nearly ruined the recording of "I Shot The Sheriff" because of one of his spliffs. Engineer Phil Brown recalled to Uncut magazine. "They were heavy guys but it was lots of fun. While we were mixing they were in the control room, smoking and dancing. I physically melted the 'I Shot The Sheriff' tape with the glowing debris from a joint while trying to do an edit. The spliff fell apart, and reached the tape before my hand! We called them 'baseball bats,' it was neat grass. Thankfully, there were three masters of that track, so I was able to steal the drum fill from the third take and splice it together. It saved my bacon. That was all down to Family Man. I blame him."

From the sixth studio album, the track was famously covered by Eric Clapton.

Watch clips from the documentary, 'Marley.' www.bobmarley.com