Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley, OM) - 6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981
Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley, OM) (6 Feb 1945 - 11 May 1981)
Born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist who began his career in 1963. 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. Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture. He became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. 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. Marley also supported the legalisation of cannabis and advocated for Pan-Africanism.
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician most famous for fronting Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945, in St. Ann, Jamaica. The son of a middle-aged white father and teenaged black mother, he left home at age 14 to pursue a music career in Kingston.
Jamaican singer, musician, songwriter, and activist Bob Marley has served as a world ambassador for reggae music and sold more than 20 million records throughout his career—making him the first international superstar to emerge from the so-called Third World.
was a Jamaican singer-songwriter whose thoughtful ongoing distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid that made him an international superstar.
Jason Ankeny, AllMusic Guide - Reggae's most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom, in the process introducing the music of his native island nation to the far-flung corners of the globe. Marley's music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality that remains their source of strength [more]
His greatest hits album "Legend" was released in 1984 and became the best-selling reggae album of all time. Marley also ranks as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of more than 75 million records worldwide. He was posthumously honoured by his country, Jamaica, soon after his death with a designated Order of Merit. In 1994, Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone ranked him No. 11 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, and No. 98 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. His other achievements include a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. He died on 11 May 1981, at age 36, due to the spread of cancer to his lungs and brain [more] Source - Wikipedia
