Birth Name : Robert Nesta Marley
Born: February 6, 1945
Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Died: May 11, 1981 (age 36)
Miami, Florida, United States
Genre: Reggae, ska, rocksteady
Occupation: singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument: vocals, guitar, percussion
Years active: 1962 - 1981
Record companies: Studio One, Beverley's, Upsetter / Trojan, Island / Tuff Gong
Affecting Relations: Tony Q Rastafara (Indonesia)
Spouse: Rita Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers (1963–1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.
Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica. His best-known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, "Three Little Birds", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide.
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley (born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica, February 6, 1945 - died in Miami, Florida, USA, May 11, 1981 at age 36 years) is a singer, songwriter, and musician reggae Jamaican nationals . Bob Marley until now known worldwide as the most famous reggae musicians in the world of reggae music. He acknowledged his role in popularizing and spreading the music of Jamaica and the Rastafari movement throughout the world.
Bob Marley is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter in the music group The Wailers (1964-1974) and Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974-1981) an homage to ska, rocksteady and reggae.
Music Career
He became known in the world of reggae music in 1962. His first album is "The Wailing Wailers" was released in 1965 with The Wailers. In 1974 the song "No Woman No Cry" became popular in Jamaica and the countries of the United States. But in 1977 she suffered from cancer. In 1980, Marley collapsed while jogging in New York. Yet Marley died in 1981 after his cancer for four years. He is survived by his wife and 13 children.
Studio Album
With The Wailers
With The Wailers
* The Wailing Wailers (1965) - Studio One
* Soul Rebels (December 1970) - Upsetter / Trojan
* Soul Revolution (1971) - Upsetter / Trojan
* Soul Revolution Part II (1971) - Upsetter / Trojan
* The Best of The Wailers (August 1971) - Beverley's
* Catch a Fire (13 April, 1973) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Burnin '(October 19, 1973) - Island / Tuff Gong
Together with Bob Marley & The Wailers
* Rasta Revolution (1974) - Upsetter / Trojan
* Natty Dread (October 25, 1974) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Rastaman Vibration (30 April, 1976) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Exodus (June 3, 1977) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Rich (March 23, 197cool - Island / Tuff Gong
* Survival (October 2, 1979) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Uprising (June 20, 1980) - Island / Tuff Gong
* Confrontation May 23, 1983 (posthumous) - Island / Tuff Gong
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