Bob Marley was a world famous Reggae star and Jamaican Singer-Songwriter who is often credited with helping to popularize the genre of Reggae. His music is known all over the world for his melodic reggae sound and his world message.
Bob Marley was not only a talented musician and song writer, he was also an advocate of peace. He was vocal proponent of the Rastafari movement and spoke openly about the political and spiritual oppression of his followers. Marley was an advocate of peace and believed in the union of all people.
Born in a small village in Jamaica, Marley faced prejudice at an early age as the mixed-race son of a white Marine officer and a black Jamaican. His mother was an eighteen-year-old black girl named Cedella Booker, and his father was Captain Norval Marley. Bob Marley's father was a white quartermaster attached to the British West Indian Regiment. http://web.bobmarley.com/story/?storypage=2 After moving to the Trenchtown neighborhood of Kingston with his mother, Marley met and began to play music with a number of other like-minded friends (including Neville "Bunny" Livingston and Peter Tosh). Soon after The Wailing Wailers was born.
The first single of The Wailling Wailers was "Simmer Down" in 1963. http://web.bobmarley.com/story/?storypage=3 The band took off and were a big hit right away. This was the song that launched their career, and people in Jamaica were exposed to the strong reggae sound of the band. However, in the proceeding years three of the key members, Junior Braithwaite,Beverly Kelso, and Cherry Smith had quit. In 1966 Marley's mother remarried and moved to the United States. She saved money to send to her son to join her. However, after Bob Marley married Rita Anderson his stay in America was short lived and he returned to Jamaica to be with her.
1976. A few days prior to the "Smile Jamaica Concert", a gunman broke into Marley’s house and shot him in the arm. Bob still performed at the concert not wanting to let the gunman think he seriously hurt him. The gunman is still unknown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Marley formed the Wailers with Livingston and Tosh and released their debut album Catch a Fire in 1973. After breaking up to go their own separate ways, Marley formed a new band and continued to record under the name Bob Marley & the Wailers. The group scored an international hit in 1975 with the song "No Woman, No Cry" - which brought them to the attention of U.S. critics and fans. http://www.wailers.com/band/
Bob Marley Popular Hits
"I Shot the Sheriff"
- "No Woman, No Cry"
- "Exodus"
- "Could You Be Loved"
- "Stir It Up"
- "Jamming"
- "Redemption Song"
- "One Love"
- "Three Little Birds"
- "Buffalo Soldier"
- "Iron Lion Zion"
Bob Marley Discography
Death
Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981 of brain cancer.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley
What Year Was Marley Inducted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
1994. Bono, from the band U2, inducted Marley into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Who did Bob Marley Date?
Cheryl Murray 1961-1963
Rita Marley 1965-1981 Married
Janet Dunn 1971-1972
Pat Williams 1972
Janet Bowen 1972-1973
Esther Anderson 1973-1978
Lucy Pounder 1974-1975
Anna Wintour 1975
Anita Belnavis 1975-1976
Cindy Breakspear 1977-1978
Yvette Crichton 1980http://www.whosdatedwho.com/celebrities/people/dating/bob-marley.htm
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