The Honourable

Bob Marley

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Black and white image of Bob Marley on stage with a guitar
Marley performin at the Dalymount Park in Dublin, Republic o Airlan in Julie 1980
Born6 Februar 1945(1945-02-06)
Nine Mile, Saint Ann Pairish, Jamaicae
Dee'd11 Mey 1981(1981-05-11) (aged 36)
Miami, Florida, Unitit States
Cause o daith
Malignant melanoma (pigmentit skin cancer)
Ither names
  • Donald Marley
  • Tuff Gong
Thrift
  • Sangster
  • sangwriter
Hauf-marrae(s)Rita Anderson (m. 1966)
Pairtner(s)Cindy Breakspeare (1977–1978)
Bairns
  • 11; including
  • Sharon
  • Cedella
  • David "Ziggy"
  • Stephen
  • Rohan
  • Julian
  • Ky-Mani
  • Damian
Pawrents
  • Norval Sinclair Marley
  • Cedella Booker
Kin
  • Skip Marley (grandson)
  • Nico Marley (grandson)
  • Selah Marley (granddaughter)
Muisical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • percussion
Years active1962–1981
Labels
  • Beverley's
  • Studio One
  • JAD
  • Wail'n Soul'm
  • Upsetter
  • Tuff Gong
  • Island
Associate actsBob Marley and the Wailers
Wabsteidbobmarley.com

Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley (Februar 6, 1945 – Mey 11, 1981) wis a Jamaican sangster-sangwriter frae Nine Mile. He is maist weel-kent for bein the lead sangster-sangwriter an guitarist o the reggae baund, The Wailers (kent as Bob Marley & The Wailers an aw). He wis weel-kent for bein a Rastafarian an smowkin the reefer. He is seen as ane o the maist important fowk in spreidin Jamaican muisic warld-wide. He dee'd o cancer aged 36 in 1981.

Bob Marley
  1. Freed, Kenneth (13 Februar 1995). "Bob Marley Festival Spreads Some 'Rastaman Vibration' : Anniversary: Jamaica concert marks the 50th birthday of the late reggae icon and poet-musician". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 August 2019.