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Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945-1981) · Jamaica · Musicians · Died at 36

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He made reggae a worldwide language and turned Rastafarian spirituality into a sound people recognized before they could name it. Decades gone, his voice still moves through stadiums and protest lines alike.

MusiciansSinger / MusicianSinger-SongwriterClassicalMusic20th Century

A life in dates

2026The anniversary of their death, on 11 May.11 May 20262024Bob Marley: One LoveBiopic about his life14 February 2024, 2024 film directed by Reinaldo Marcus GreenIMDb2021Statue of Bob MarleyTribute, 2021 statue in Liverpool, England2014Uprising Live!Album released after his death21 November 2014, 2014 live album by Bob MarleyIsland Records2012MarleyDocumentary about him17 May 2012, 2012 film by Kevin MacdonaldIMDb2005GoldAlbum released after his death, Bob Marley and the Wailers albumIsland RecordsWith The Wailers Band2001Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAwardStar on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1999Sun Is ShiningSingle released after his death13 September 1999, singleMaroonWith Funkstar De Luxe1996What Goes Around Comes AroundSingle released after his death1994Rock and Roll Hall of FameAward1992Iron Lion ZionSingle released after his death7 September 1992, 1992 song by Bob MarleyTuff Gong1981Died11 May 1981Order of MeritAward1979“The more you accept herb, the more you accept Rastafari.”In their words"Bob Marley interview on Marijuana" (1979) from the Come A Long Way documentary, made for New Zealand TV show Good Day (1979) with reporter

“All dese governments and dis this and that, these people that say they're here to help, why them say you cannot smoke the herb? Herb... herb is a plant, you know?”In their wordsAs recorded in filmed interview (1979) with Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand

“Alcohol make you drunk, man. It don't make you meditate, it just make you drunk. Herb is more a consciousness.”In their wordsAs recorded in filmed interview (1979) with Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand

1945Born6 February 1945

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The residence on a farm in Nine Mile, Jamaica, where Marley was born on 6 February 1945, is now a tourist attraction.The residence on a farm in Nine Mile, Jamaica, where Marley was born on 6 February 1945, is now a tourist attraction.Marley's flat at 34 Ridgmount Gardens in London, where he lived in 1972Marley's flat at 34 Ridgmount Gardens in London, where he lived in 1972Marley performing in 1975Marley performing in 1975Marley performing in Ireland in July 1980Marley performing in Ireland in July 1980Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, was one of Marley's inspirations.Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, was one of Marley's inspirations.A wax sculpture of Marley at Madame Tussauds in LondonA wax sculpture of Marley at Madame Tussauds in LondonBob Marley statue in Kingston, JamaicaBob Marley statue in Kingston, Jamaica

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  1. The more you accept herb, the more you accept Rastafari.

    1979, "Bob Marley interview on Marijuana" (1979) from the Come A Long Way documentary, made for New Zealand TV show Good Day (1979) with reporter, Own words

  2. All dese governments and dis this and that, these people that say they're here to help, why them say you cannot smoke the herb? Herb... herb is a plant, you know?

    1979, As recorded in filmed interview (1979) with Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Own words

  3. Alcohol make you drunk, man. It don't make you meditate, it just make you drunk. Herb is more a consciousness.

    1979, As recorded in filmed interview (1979) with Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Own words

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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award2001
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame2001
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1994
Order of Merit1981

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Born in Nine Mile, Jamaica in 1945, Marley formed the Teenagers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963, soon becoming the Wailers and releasing "One Love" two years later. After signing to Island Records and relocating to London in the early 1970s, the renamed Bob Marley and the Wailers broke internationally with Catch a Fire and Burnin' in 1973. His 1975 live version of "No Woman, No Cry" became his first hit outside Jamaica, followed by Rastaman Vibration cracking the U.S. Top 50 in 1976. Months later he survived an assassination attempt at his home, believed politically motivated, and moved permanently to London to record Exodus. Diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma in 1977, he died in May 1981, three months after receiving Jamaica's Order of Merit. Legend, released in 1984, became the best-selling reggae album ever made.

Country
Jamaica
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1945 to 1981 · aged 36

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