- Years Active: 1980-2007
- Member of: Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Genre: World & Reggae
- Followed By: Carlene Davis
- Similar Artists: Carlene Davis, I-Roy, Barrington Levy, Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Dillinger, Leroy Smart, Susan Cadogan, Jennifer Lara, J.C. Lodge, Ninjaman, Althea & Donna, Barbara Jones, Myrna Hague, Adina Edwards
Jamaica's longest-running and perhaps biggest female vocalist ever. Griffiths began as a teenager in Coxsone's Studio One, racking up hit after hit, then joined with paramour Bob Andy as Bob & Marcia for the Top Five U.K. pop hit "Young, Gifted and Black." She formed The I Threes to back Bob Marley's international tours and recordings from 1974-1980 and scored a massive international hit with "Electric Boogie" in the '80s. Despite a few '70s Rasta tunes like "Stepping out of Babylon," she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances. ~ Roger Steffens, All Music Guide
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