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Bob Marley
Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre, he was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture. He became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. Marley is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music, culture and identity and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms. Marley also supported the legalisation of cannabis and advocated for pan-Africanism.
entertainment · Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981) · singer-songwriter · singer · guitarist · composer · also Bob Marley, Donald Marley, Nesta Robert Marley, Tuff Gong, Bab Maali, Rabat Nesta Maali
Born 6 February 1945 · Died 11 May 1981 · Q409
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“When you smoke herb, herb reveal yourself to you. All the wickedness you do, the herb reveal itself to yourself, your conscience, show up yourself clear, because herb make you meditate. Is only a natural thing and it grow like a tree.”
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Singersroom.com: 10 Best Bob Marley Songs of All Time
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TVMnews.mt: ‘Malta’s Bob Marley’ sentenced to one year in prison for assaulting motorcyclist
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parade.com: 50-Year-Old Bob Marley Concert Just Became a New Album
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Tuko News: The truth about Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley and why fans think they dated
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streamlinefeed.co.ke: The Persistent Myth of Lauryn Hill and Bob Marley: Unpacking a Musical Misunderstanding
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Yahoo: Bob Marley’s 1976 Concert Just Became a New Album 50 Years Later
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Jambands: Bob Marley & The Wailers to Revisit Classic 1976 shows on ‘Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon’
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Mojo Magazine: Bob Marley Roots Rock Reggae Review: Seismic London shows finally released
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LOS40: 33 canciones para acompañar el eclipse solar del 12 de agosto: de Bonnie Tyler a Bob Marley
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Mshale: Bob Marley X Jennifer Lopez - Shattered Tide 🌊💞 (Reggae Pop Fusion 2026) Age Verification (TpDYjT0OQH)
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American Songwriter: Ella Langley Surprises St. Thomas Beach Bar With Impromptu Bob Marley Performance While on Vacation
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K99.1FM: Ella Langley surprises fans in St. Thomas bar with performance of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds”
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Telemetro: Conoce a Bob Marley el rey del reggae
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Mshale: BOB MARLEY Live In Santa Barbara 1979 FULL CONCERT Subnautica 2 (rMCgCwdMQM)
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Mshale: Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Rainbow 4th June 1977) Pokemon Deluxe Character Guide (ywXHxRMtiK)
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Whiskey Riff: Ella Langley Surprises Beach Bar Patrons With Impromptu Performance Of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” While On Vacation In St. Thomas
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Country Chord: Ella Langley Joins Cover Band at a Tiki Bar for Performance of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” While Vacationing in St. Thomas, and It Looks Like She’s Having the Time of Her Life
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: The Life & Legacy of Bob Marley
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: How Reggae Icon Bob Marley Helped Shape Jamaican Politics
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Bob Marley | Biography, Songs, Albums, Death, & Facts
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The Economic Times: Quote of the Day by Bob Marley: “Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the r
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Forbes: Bob Marley Joins One Of The Most Exclusive Clubs On The Albums Chart
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Mshale: No Woman No Cry, Bob Marley Cover Daniel Vallejo 🇨🇬🇨🇬🇨🇬🇨🇬 Dansby Swanson (pyuFwJv9Jl)
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Jamaica Observer: Bob Marley’s ‘So Much Trouble in the World’ hits platinum in New Zealand
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Published video ““We play music, you know. And we don’t play for suit critics.” 😏🏝️🇯🇲✌🏾”.
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Published video “Ltd ed vinyl for the 50th 😃📀 get yours at shopmarley.com”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Want More (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Johnny Was (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Positive Vibration (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rat Race (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Crazy Baldhead (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Night Shift (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Cry To Me (Visualizer)”.
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Published video “Bob Marley & The Wailers - Who The Cap Fit (Visualizer)”.
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Snopes rated the claim “Movie stills authentically show actor Keanu Reeves will play reggae singer Bob Marley in a new movie.” Fake.
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Released album “Bob Marley & The Chineke! Orchestra”.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Image of Haile Selassie and Bob Marley” FALSE.
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Snopes rated the claim “A viral Facebook post about "the perfect woman" repeated an authentic quote from Bob Marley.” Unproven.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Bob Marley sang Don't worry be Happy” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photograph shows Brad Pitt in costume as Bob Marley in preparation for an upcoming biopic.” Miscaptioned.
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Africa Check rated the claim “CIA agent ‘Bill Oxley’ murdered Bob Marley with ‘cancer viruses’” False.
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Channel 4 rated the claim “The CIA assassinated Bob Marley” Fake news.
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Snopes rated the claim “A former CIA agent named "Bill Oxley" confessed on his death bed to killing Bob Marley.” False.
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20152 items
Snopes rated the claim “The body of a homeless man found behind a Jamaica fast food restaurant was identified as that of Bob Marley.” False.
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Released album “The King of Reggae”.
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Released album “The First Ska Singles 1962”.
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Ex-girlfriend and filmmaker Esther Anderson, along with Gian Godoy, made the documentary Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
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Released album “Mr Brown”.
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Released album “Unreleased Acoustic Tapes”.
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A statue of Marley was inaugurated in Banatski Sokolac, Serbia
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20071 item
Released album “Bob Marley”.
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20062 items
The New York City Department of Education co-named a portion of Church Avenue from Remsen Avenue to East 98th Street in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn as "Bob Marley Boulevard"
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Released album “The Very Best of Bob Marley”.
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20043 items
Rita alleged that Marley raped her in 1973
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In 2004, Rita alleged that Marley raped her in 1973.
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Released album “Original Jamaican Vibrations”.
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20013 items
Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2001).
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Released album “Trench Town Box”.
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Released album “A Portrait of Bob Marley: The Essential Collection”.
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19993 items
Released album “3 CD Set”.
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Released album “Trenchtown Roots”.
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Released album “Best of the Early Years”.
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19982 items
Released album “The Best of Bob Marley”.
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Released album “Caution”.
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Released album “Soul Rebel”.
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Released album “Interviews... (So Much Things to Say)”.
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19942 items
Awarded Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994).
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Marley was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Released album “Songs of Freedom”.
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Released album “Lively Up Yourself”.
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Released album “Kinky Reggae”.
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Released album “More of Bob Marley at His Best”.
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Released album “Stir It Up”.
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Released album “One Love”.
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Released album “Volume 1 - Soul Rebel”.
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And became the best-selling reggae album of all time
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Contained unreleased material recorded during Marley's lifetime, including the hit "Buffalo Soldier" and new mixes of singles previously available only in Jamaica
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Awarded Order of Merit (1981).
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Died 1981-05-11.
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“Today, people struggle to find what's real. Everything has become so synthetic that a lot of people, all they want is to grasp onto hope.”
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“The more you accept herb, the more you accept Rastafari.”
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“We don't have education, we have inspiration; if I was educated I would be a damn fool.”
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Makeda was born on 30 May 1981, after Marley's death, to Yvette Anderson, also known as Yvette Morris or Yvette Morris-Anderson and as Yvette Crichton after the surname of her husband.
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“Possession make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is Life, forever.”
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19791 item
“Bob Marley interview on Marijuana”
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19782 items
Marley returned to Jamaica and performed at another political concert, the One Love Peace Concert, again in an effort to calm warring parties
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Recorded the video for the single, "Is This Love", from the Kaya album at the Keskidee centre, a Black-led theatre and arts centre in London
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19771 item
Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma; he died in May 1981, shortly after baptism into the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
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19752 items
Marley had his international breakthrough with his first hit outside Jamaica with a live version of "No Woman, No Cry", from the Live
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Following the global popularity of Eric Clapton's version of Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff", Marley had his international breakthrough with his first hit outside Jamaica, a live version of "No Woman, No Cry", from the Liv
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With each of the three main members pursuing a solo career
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Stephanie Marley, born 17 August 1974 to Rita and Owen "Ital Tacky" Stewart, a former Jamaican football (soccer) player.
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19721 item
Bob Marley signed with CBS Records in London and embarked on a UK tour with soul singer Johnny Nash
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19682 items
After being caught with cannabis but continued to use marijuana in accordance with his religious beliefs
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Bob and Rita visited songwriter Jimmy Norman at his apartment in the Bronx
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19662 items
Marley married Rita Anderson, and moved near his mother's residence in Wilmington, Delaware, in the United States for a short time, during which he worked as a DuPont lab assistant, and on the assembly line and as a fork
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Marley married Alfarita Constantia "Rita" Anderson in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 February 1966.
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Released their debut studio album, The Wailing Wailers, which included the single "One Love", a reworking of "People Get Ready"
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Sharon, born 23 November 1964, daughter of Rita from a previous relationship, but then adopted by Marley after his marriage with Rita
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Various websites also listed Imani Carole, born 22 May 1963, to Cheryl Murray, but the Bob Marley website does not.
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Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith were called the Teenagers
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After forming the group Teenagers with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, which became the Wailers
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Born 1945-02-06.
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Awarded star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Studied at Stepney Primary and Junior High School.
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