Vincent Ford, the man many have credited with authoring the hit Bob Marley song “No Woman, No Cry,” died on December 28th, 2008 in Jamaica at the age of 68 from complications of diabetes. Though Bob Marley may have written the song, or may have written the melody, songwriter credits were given to “V. Ford”. Vincent Ford was a friend of Marley’s who ran a soup kitchen in Trenchtown, the ghetto of Kingston, Jamaica where Marley grew up. The royalty cheques received by Ford ensured the survival and continual running of his soup kitchen. (source wikipedia)

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