Formed in 1967 JAD Records was a record label that was co-owned by Johnny Nash, producer , and businessman , whose initials formed its logo. JAD Records was the label which signed Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Rita Marley to an exclusive long-term contract as recording artists from 1968 to 1972. Other notable artists to sign with the label included Johnny Nash himself, Byron Lee [1], Neville Willoughby [2] and later Jimmy Cliff.