Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley was born on February 6, 1945 in a small town north of the island of Jamaica, in the Caribbean Sea. It was a Jamaican musician and composer. During his musical career, he was the leader, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae. Marley remains the most widely known and respected performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement.

Among his biggest hits are the singles "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Jamming", "Redemption Song" and the posthumous release "Buffalo Soldier". The compilation album Legend, released in 1984, three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album in history with 20 million copies worldwide.

He was the son of Cedella Booker and Norval Marley, a white Jamaican of English ancestry according to some sources his mother (grandmother of Bob) Norval pressed him to stay away from the child for racial prejudice. Bob's father died when he was 10.

Bob Marley had to endure ridicule and scorn by Jamaican blacks for being a mulatto, especially in childhood, adolescence and early youth (said to be the brother of his first girlfriend told him that "we do not want white in this house" ).

Bob marley eventually became interested in music and made a group with his friend Bunny Wailer frequent. He shared his idea with Bunny and Peter and the three formed the "Wailing Wailers"

Marley injure his foot playing soccer. was discovered that he had formed a acral lentiginous melanoma, a malignant form of melanoma in the big toe of his right foot. Bob wanted to go ahead with the scheduled performances.

Shortly after his health worsened. The cancer had spread throughout the body. The tour was canceled and Marley entered the hospital in Germany.

After a while I take a plane bob marley jamaica regresoa, but his health worsened and was taken to translational hospital.En the morning of May 11, 1981, at the age of 36. Bob dies from melanoma on her foot and produced metastases in his lungs and brain were the cause of his early death. as last words to his son Ziggy Marley were money can not buy life.

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