Stephen Marley (musician) in the Streets" written by their father Bob Marley. Proceeds of the sale of the song went to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In 1980, Stephen performed the lead on the Melody Makers' single "Sugar Pie" and dedicated the song to 'all the pretty girls' when the group performed at Reggae Sunsplash 1981. Stephen and older brother Ziggy - Bob Marley's two eldest sons - were directly mentored into music by their father and performed alongside Bob Marley and the Wailers at the 1978 One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica, 1979 Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay and at
Reggae Sunsplash in 1996 was a financial disaster for the new claimants. In 1997 the Reggae Sunsplash festival was postponed until 1998 when it was timed to coincide with celebrations of the birth of Bob Marley but more losses were incurred. More futile attempts at recapturing the original spirit of the Reggae Sunsplash festival were never replicated by the Radobar group. The festival was re-established by the Johnson family in 2006, but it was not successful. The international touring festival, however, has continued. Three of the founding directors, John Wakeling, Tony Johnson and Ed Barclay died and with the passing of Tony