Robert Nesta Marley, better known as Bob Marley, was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from Jamaica.
Bob Marley, who was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, on February 6, 1945, began his professional musical career in 1963 when he and Bunny Wailer founded the Teenagers, a group that later went by the name of the Wailers.
The Wailers’ debut studio album, The Wailing Wailers, which featured their worldwide smash single “One Love,” was released in 1965. After the group split up, Bob Marley continued to perform under the band’s name and achieved international success with the release of a live recording of “No Woman, No Cry.”
Bob Marley’s breakthrough album in the US, Rastaman Vibration, followed and peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Soul Charts. A few months after the album came out, someone tried to kill him at his house in Jamaica. This made him decide to move to London for good.
In 1981, Bob Marley passed away at the age of 36. His musical career was distinguished by the blending of elements of rocksteady, ska, and reggae as well as his unique voice and compositional style. He was regarded as one of the pioneers of reggae.
Bob Marley contributions to music elevated Jamaican music’s profile internationally and cemented his place in modern popular culture. During the time he was active, he became a Rastafari icon and added a spiritual element to his music.
Bob Marley was controversial for his open support for democratic social reforms and is also regarded as a global emblem of Jamaican music, culture, and identity. Additionally, he promoted pan-Africanism and legalized marijuana.
Bob Marley Cause of Death
On May 11, 1981, at the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Bob Marley passed away at the age of 36. A kind of skin cancer called an acral lentiginous melanoma caused his death. His toenail caused it to spread, and it was discovered in 1977.
In 1977, he hurt his foot playing football. At first, he thought it was a melanoma because it hurt more than usual and got worse over time.
Bob Marley was told to have his toe removed when the physicians determined that it was cancer. He still said no because, according to his Rastafarian beliefs, it is wrong to take away any part of the “temple” that is the body.
Bob Marley Age
On February 6, 1945, in Nine Mile, Jamaica, Bob Marley was born. At the age of 36, he passed away on May 11, 1981.
Bob Marley Height
Bob Marley was 1.7 meters tall.
Bob Marley Career
The son of Norval Sinclair Marley (the father) and Cedella Malcolm, Bob Marley was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, as Robert Nesta Marley (mother).
Bob Marley father lived in Clarendon Parish and was from Crowborough, East Sussex, in England. While his mother was a Jamaican singer and writer, Norval claimed to have served as a captain in the Royal Marines.
Bob Marley’s parents, Norval and Cedella, were well-known for being reggae musicians.
Bob Marley Wife
Rita Marley, whose true name is Alferita Constantia Marley, was married to Bob Marley. She is a Jamaican singer of Cuban descent who, together with Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt, rose to fame as the supporting vocalists for Bob Marley and the Wailers. They formed the singing quartet I Threes together.
The 76th birthday of Rita Marley fell on Monday, July 25, 2022. She was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, on July 25, 1946.
Bob Marley Children
Four of Bob Marley’s children were born to his wife Rita; two were adopted from Rita’s prior marriages; and he also had several additional kids with other women.