Fresh Air June 8, 2022: Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell

Blackwell grew up in Jamaica, and, as the head of Island Records, helped launch the careers of reggae stars like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, as well as rock bands like U2. His memoir is The Islander.

Maureen Corrigan reviews The Facemaker, a nonfiction book by medical historian Lindsey Fitzharris about the plastic surgeon who reconstructed disfigured soldiers in WWI.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/07/1103506670/island-records-founder-chris-blackwell