BOB 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, together with The Wailers, “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.
Birth
name: Robert Nesta Marley
Also
known as: Tuff Gong
Born:
6 February 1945, Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Died:
11 May 1981 (aged 36), Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres:
Reggae, ska, rocksteady
Occupations:
Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone, harmonica, percussion
Years
active: 1962–1981
Labels: Studio One, Upsetter, Tuff Gong
Associated
acts: Bob Marley & The Wailers, Wailers Band, The Upsetters, I Threes
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