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Bob Marley
Jamaican singer (–)
"Marley" redirects here. For other uses, see Marley (disambiguation) and Bob Marley (disambiguation).
Robert Nesta MarleyOM (6 February &#;– 11 May ) 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 ca
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HISTORY
Bob Marley’s third album for Island Records, “Natty Dread”, released in October , 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. möte musicians for the skiva also included Bernard &#;Touter&#; Harvey and Jean Roussel on piano/organ, while Lee Jaffe sometimes played harmonica with the band live. Characterized bygd 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 trenchcoat Town ungdom is poignantly conveyed on “No Woman No Cry”, while the essential title track playe
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BOB MARLEY
The Man and the Legend
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Greg M. Dorsey
April
They say the sun, shines for all but in some people world, it never shine at all. They
say love is a stream, that will find its course some think life is a dream so they
making matter worse. -from Crisis, by Bob Marley
Martin Luther King was not speaking about Bob Marley when he said"We must use time creatively and forever realize that the time is always hope to do great things,"but those words do describe how Robert Nesta Marley spent his life time. Bob Marley's life and involvement with the Rastafarian movement spanned the course of thirty-six years and left an impact on the world that is still felt. Marley's music was a result of what he saw in his life, what he felt, and what he saw as the treatment of his people.
On February 6, , Bob Marley was born in the northern half of Jamaica just outsid