Vincent Ford

Born: November 10, 1940
Died: December 28, 2008
Country: Jamaica
IPI: 00004560518 7 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: He ran a soup kitchen in the "government yard in Trenchtown" described in "No Woman, No Cry," and helped an impoverished teenage Marley survive the notorious ghetto, thus becoming one of Bob Marley's closest friends. He is also credited with teaching Marley how to play guitar, as well as writing the reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," for him.

Songs written by Vincent Ford

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Crazy Baldhead	Rita Marley, Vincent Ford	Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]	April 30, 1976	Covered by (9 artists)
No Woman, No Cry	Vincent Ford	Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]	October 25, 1974	Covered by (156 artists)
Positive Vibration	Vincent Ford	Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]	April 30, 1976	Covered by (9 artists)
Roots, Rock, Reggae	Vincent Ford	Bob Marley & The Wailers [Band]	April 30, 1976	Covered by (9 artists)