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Bob Marley

Jamaican singer (1945–1981)

"Marley" redirects here. For other uses, see Marley (disambiguation) and Bob Marley (disambiguation).

Robert Nesta MarleyOM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.^[2]^[3] Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture.^[4]^[5] He became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality.^[6] Marley is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music and culture and identity and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms.^[7]^[8] Marley also supported the legalisation of cannabis and advocated for Pan-Africanism.^[9]

Born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, Marley began his career in 1963, after forming the group Teenagers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wail

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HISTORY

Bob Marley’s third album for Island Records, “Natty Dread”, released in October 1974, was the first credited to Bob Marley and The Wailers; the harmonies of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer were replaced with the soulfulness of the I-Threes—Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The Wailers band now included Family Man and Carly Barrett, Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie on keyboards and Alvin “Seeco” Patterson playing percussion. Session musicians for the album also included Bernard “Touter” Harvey and Jean Roussel on piano/organ, while Lee Jaffe sometimes played harmonica with the band live. Characterized by spiritually and socially conscious lyrics, the “Natty Dread” album included a rousing, blues-influenced celebration of reggae, “Lively Up Yourself”, which Bob used to open many of his concerts; the joy he experienced among friends amidst the struggles of his Trench Town youth is poignantly conveyed on “No Woman No Cry”, while the essential title track played a significant role in introducing Rastafarian culture and philosophies to the world. A

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Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist who lived from February 6, 1945, to May 11, 1981. He is the most well-known reggae musician and is credited with popularising the genre outside of Jamaica. Many consider Marley, a devout Rastafari, to be a prophet of the religion.

The classics "I Shot the Sheriff," "No Woman, No Cry," "Three Little Birds," "Exodus," "Could You Be Loved," "Jamming," and "Redemption Song" are among Marley's ska, rocksteady, and reggae tunes. Many of his songs were protests against social injustice, while others stressed religious values of peace, particularly Rastafarian beliefs. In Jamaica, hymnals with traditional worship music have come to include "One Love," an anthem of international brotherhood and arguably his most beloved piece. Legend (1984), a posthumous compilation album, is the best-selling reggae album of all time, with over 12 million copies sold.

Marley rose to international fame as a musician. Nonetheless, outside of Jamaica, Marley's ritual marijuana usage and self-indulgent rock star lifestyle (he fathered eleve