Bob Marley

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Credits: Dennis Morris / Island Records
Full Name
Robert Nesta Marley
Born
February 6th, 1945
Height
5ft 8in
Hometown
Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Partner
Rita Marley
Family
Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, to Norval Sinclair Marley, a British Jamaican army officer, and Cedella Booker, a Jamaican singer and writer. He married singer Rita Marley in 1966, and together they had several children while also raising children from other relationships. Among his children are musicians Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley, Julian Marley, Ky-Mani Marley and Cedella Marley, many of whom have enjoyed successful careers in music.
Years Active
1962–1981
Bands
The Wailers, Bob Marley and the Wailers
Top Tracks
'No Woman, No Cry', 'One Love', 'Three Little Birds', 'Redemption Song', 'Could You Be Loved'
Top Albums
'Exodus', 'Catch a Fire', 'Natty Dread', 'Rastaman Vibration', 'Kaya'
Records Sold
More than 75 million
Number Ones
'Could You Be Loved' (international charts), 'Buffalo Soldier', 'One Love/People Get Ready' (UK Top 5); 'Legend' reached No. 1 in multiple countries
Fun Facts
Bob Marley's compilation album 'Legend' is one of the best-selling greatest hits albums of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold worldwide. ### In 1978, Marley was awarded the United Nations Peace Medal of the Third World in recognition of his efforts to promote peace through music. ### Despite being diagnosed with melanoma in 1977, Marley continued touring and recording until shortly before his death in 1981 at the age of 36.
Related Artists
Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Black Uhuru

Bob Marley was a Jamaican musician, singer and songwriter who became the most influential figure in reggae music and one of the most celebrated artists in popular music history.

As the frontman of Bob Marley and the Wailers, he brought reggae to a global audience through songs that fused ska, rocksteady and reggae with messages of social justice, spirituality, love and Pan-Africanism. Albums including ‘Catch a Fire’, ‘Natty Dread’, ‘Rastaman Vibration’, ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ established Marley as an international icon, while songs such as ‘No Woman, No Cry’, ‘One Love’, ‘Redemption Song’ and ‘Three Little Birds’ remain enduring classics.

His music, deeply influenced by Rastafarian beliefs, continues to inspire audiences worldwide decades after his death.

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Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and reggae pioneer who brought the genre to an international audience through classic songs including 'No Woman, No Cry', 'One Love' and 'Redemption Song'.
'Exodus' is widely regarded as Bob Marley's greatest studio album, while the compilation 'Legend' remains his most commercially successful release.
Bob Marley died on May 11th, 1981, from acral lentiginous melanoma, a rare form of skin cancer that had spread throughout his body.
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