Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers song) Exodus (Bob Marley & The Wailers song) "Exodus" is a song written by reggae musician Bob Marley and recorded by Bob Marley & The Wailers, for his 1977 album "Exodus". Released as a single, it hit number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. "Exodus" was Marley's first single to receive widespread airplay on black radio stations in the U.S. The song ties together the Biblical story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt to the hope of Rastafarians to be led to freedom. After an assassination attempt in Jamaica in 1976, Marley fled to England where he recorded the
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers breezy pop style, and while it was impossible not to hear Bob in Ziggy's vocals, this only emphasized the incredible emotional qualities of his own voice." Marley and the Melody Makers were spoofed with the worm band, Squiggy Marley and the Mud Makers in episode 3448 of "Sesame Street", when they performed "Everyone Makes Their Own Music" at the Worm World Music Festival. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers were a Jamaican reggae family group whose line-up consisted of the children of musicians, Bob Marley and Rita Marley, which includes lead singer Ziggy Marley