Bob Marley Biography: Songs, Death, Age, Wife, Children, Albums, Family, Photos, Grandchildren

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Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) was a popular reggae musician and songwriter from Jamaica, known as Bob Marley.

He is known for popularizing reggae music and was one of the early pioneers of the genre.

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To this day, Bob Marley continues to inspire everyone who is addicted to music and has become a legend in the global music industry. Although he has passed away, he is still a global music icon.

Jamaican singer

Bob Marley
Bob Marley: History, Life, Photos
Wiki facts and figures
full name:	Robert Nesta Marley
stage name:	Bob Marley
date of birth:	[February61945(36yearsold)[1945年2月6日（36岁）
place of birth:	Nine Mile Jamaica
die:	May 11, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
Country of Citizenship:	Jamaica
high:	1.7 m
parents:	Norval Marley, Cedra Booker
brothers and sisters:	Constance Marley, Richard Booker, Anthony Booker, Pearl Livingston
Wife • Spouse:	Rita Marley ( m. 1966-1981)
Girlfriend • Partner:	not applicable
children:	Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley, Rohan Marley, Stephen Marley, Cedella Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Julian Marley, Stephanie Marley, Sharon Marley, Robbie Marley, Karen Marley, Makeda Jahnesta
Profession:	Singer • Composer
net worth:	$32 million

early life

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Norval Marley was born in Clawborough, East Sussex, England, and was a resident of the parish of Clarendon. His family claimed to have Syrian Jewish ancestry.

Norval Marley was a captain in the Royal Marines who married Cedella Booker, an 18-year-old African-Jamaican who worked as a plantation overseer.

Robert Nesta Marley is the full name of Bob Marley. In 1955, when Bob Marley was ten years old, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 70.

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Bob Marley’s mother later married American civil servant Edward Booker, and also had siblings: Constance Marley, Richard Booker, Anthony Booker and Pearl Livingston.

Profession

Bob Marley began his professional music career in 1963 when he formed the band Teenagers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, which later became the Wailers after several name changes.

In 1965, The Wailing Wailers released their debut studio album, The Wailing Wailers, which featured the track “One Love,” a remake of People Get Ready, which became a global success and established the band as a rising reggae star. After signing with Island Records, The Wailing Wailers changed their name to Bob Marley and the Wailers and released 11 more studio albums.

The band began to rise to international fame in 1974 after signing with the Island Music label and releasing the albums Catch a Fire and Burnin’. Bob Marley continued to perform with the Wailers until the band disbanded a year later. The album Natty Dread (1974) received critical acclaim.

Following the global success of Eric Clapton’s cover of Bob Marley’s “I Shot the Sheriff”, Bob Marley shot to fame in 1975 with a live version of “No Woman, No Cry” from the album Live! The, his first hit outside of Jamaica. He followed that up with Rastaman Vibration (1976), his breakthrough album in the US, which reached the top 50 on the Billboard Soul chart.

A few months after the album was released, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt at his home in Jamaica, prompting him to move permanently to London. Exodus (1977), a fusion of blues, soul and Britpop, was a huge success and was recorded and released during his stay in London.

Bob Marley’s posthumous album Legend, released in 1984, became the best-selling reggae album of all time. He is one of the most successful musicians of all time, with sales of over 75 million records worldwide.

Shortly after Bob Marley’s death, Jamaica posthumously awarded him the Order of Honor. In 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him 11th on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

His other achievements include:

• Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
• A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Inducted into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame.

personal life

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Bob Marley was a long-time member of the Rastafari movement, whose culture influenced the birth of reggae music. He became an avid supporter of the Rastafari movement, bringing the music from the impoverished communities of Jamaica to the international music stage.

As a Rastafari, he believed that Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was an incarnation of God. On November 4, 1980, shortly before his death, Archbishop Abuna Yesehak baptized Bob Marley into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and gave him the name Berhane Selassie.

Bob Marley, a Rastafarian who supported the legalization of marijuana and believed it aided meditation, was jailed in 1968 after being caught smoking marijuana but continued to use it out of religious conviction.

Bob Marley married Rita Marley in Kingston, Jamaica on February 10, 1966. He had a large family, including four children born to him and his wife Rita Marley, two adopted children from Rita Marley’s previous marriages, and several other women.

On Bob Marley’s official website, 11 children are mentioned. His children are Ziggy Marley, Damian Marley, Rohan Marley, Stephen Marley, Cedella Marley, Ky-Mani Marley, Julian Marley, Stephanie Marley, Sharon Marley, Robbie Marley, Karen Marley and Makeda Jahnesta.

His grandchildren include Skip Marley, Selah Marley, Zion Marley, Bambaata Marley, John Nesta Marley, Joshua Omaru Marley, Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta Marley, Nico Marley, Elijah Marley, Christian Marley, Zuri Marley, Eden Marley, Jo Mersa Marley, Justice Marley, Judah Victoria Marley, KJ Marley, Caveri Marley, Soul-Rebel Marley Minto, Zipporah Marley, Shacia Marley, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Gideon Robert Nesta Marley, Sarah Marley, Isaiah Sion Robert Nesta Marley, Yohan Marley, Inglemar Marley, Bengimen Marley, Maria Fialho Marley, Peter-Shane Marley, Stephen Marley Jr., Lailah Marley, Jeremiah Marley, Matthew Marley, Summer Marley, Sasha Marley, Nyah Marley, Mystic Marley and Binghi Marley.

Bob Marley was diagnosed with cancer in 1977. In 1981, he was overwhelmed by the horrible disease and passed away.

children

1. Ziggy Marley
2. Damian Marley
3. Rohan Marley
4. Stephen Marley
5. Cedra Marley
6. Kimani Mali
7. Julian Marley
8. Stephanie Marley
9. Sharon Marley
10. Robbie Marley
11. Karen Marley
12. Makeda Janesta

Grandchildren

1. Skip Marley
2. Sarah Marley
3. Zion Marley
4. Bambaataa Marley
5. John Nesta Marley
6. Joshua Omaru Marley
7. Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta Marley
8. Nico Marley, Elijah Marley
9. Christian Marley
10. Zuli Marley
11. Eden Marley
12. Joe Murtha Marley
13. Lord Justice Marley
14. Judah Victoria Marley
15. KJ Marley
16. Kaveri Mali
17. Soul Rebel Marley Minto
18. Zipporah Marley
19. Sashia Marley
20. Donisa Rita Claire Prendergast
21. Gideon Robert Nesta Marley
22. Sarah Marley
23. Isaiah Sion Robert Nesta Marley
24. John Marley
25. Ingmar Marley
26. Benjimen Marley
27. Maria Fialho Marley
28. Peter Sean Marley
29. Stephen Marley Jr.
30. Laila Marley
31. Jeremiah Marley
32. Matthew Marley
33. Summer Marley
34. Sasha Marley
35. Nia Marley
36. Mysterious Marley
37. PINJI MARLEY

net worth

He was one of the wealthiest musicians of his time. Before his death, Bob Marley’s net worth was estimated at $32 million.

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