I got into reggae in the late '70s so it was more the "classic" artists. Records were hard to get, almost all were imports, nothing from the big US companies (...CBS / Epic, Warners, Atlantic, RCA, etc...). Island Records was the biggest US distributor of reggae at the time and "The Harder They Come" soundtrack was probably the most accessible (...music-wise...) for the general public. Still feel that Eric Clapton's version of "I Shot the Sheriff" was the key to getting people to listen to and accept the genre (...I didn't necessarily care for it since I already knew Marley's recording but it is what it is...). Although I'll play some reggae once in a while, it's not nearly as often as I used to.