BOB MARLEY
The amazing and complex life of Bob Marley
Bob Marley Website
This is a website dedicated to Bob Marley. Bob Marley is a legned and his music legacy will continue on forever. But thats not his only talent, he is a very nice trsuted guy who fought for freedom and respects unbiased on there nackgroumnd, ethnicity, race etc.
Bob Marleys Early Life
Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer and composer. His songs made the reggae style of music popular around the world. They described the struggles and poverty of people in the West Indies.Robert Nesta Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. His mother, Cedella Malcolm, was black, and his father, Norval Marley, was white. Norval’s family disapproved of his marriage to Cedella, and as a child Marley rarely saw his father. Marley spent his early years in Nine Miles, a small town in the countryside. As a teenager he lived in the neighborhood of Trench Town in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. The poverty and cultural influences of Trench Town were especially important to Marley’s music.
All about Bob Marleys Career
In the early 1960s, Marley and several of his friends formed a band, which they eventually called the Wailers. The group had its first big hit, “Simmer Down,” in 1963. It gave a voice to the urban poor of Jamaica. Marley soon became a star performer. His songs were a combination of rhythm and blues, rock, and reggae. They helped make reggae popular around the world. In addition to his musical career, Marley was active in politics. He tried to bring together groups in Jamaica that were fighting for control of the country. To do that he organized the One Love concert in 1978. Marley won an award from the government for his efforts. Soon after that, on May 11, 1981, he died of cancer in Miami, Florida. In the years after his death, Bob Marley and his music became even better-known worldwide. Legend, an album of his songs released in 1984, became the best-selling reggae album of all time. Bob Marley’s music is still enjoyed by many today.
A fun fact about Marley
Lots of people dont know that Bob was a deeply spiritual man, and as a young child he seemed to possess the spooky ability of being able to predict people’s futures through the art of palm reading! However, one day he stopped doing it altogether and decisively said "I'm not reading no more hand… I'm singing now." In a way, it was as if he predicted his own future!
Bob Marley is a Legend.
It is no secret that Bob Marley was, and remains, a huge inspiration for Rastas, fans and fellow-musicians across the entire planet. He believed in equality, fighting oppression and gave hope to people who had none. American music executive, Larry Mestel, once said, "There isn’t a crevice of the world where Bob Marley isn’t a god’’ and that still rings true today. After his passing in 1981, Bob Marley entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and posthumously sold over 75 million albums
Many people dont know that..
Marley had a grand total of 11 children, although there is still speculation if there are any more due to his many affairs! Five children are Rita’s including her first born Sharon, who Bob adopted when he married Rita. Of the brood, Ziggy, his second-born and Damian, who he had with the beauty queen Cindy Breakspeare, have achieved international music success proving the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
