Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) was born on February 6th, 1945. He was born in a small town of Nine Mile in Saint Annes Parish in Jamaica. Norval Sinclair Marley, Bob's dad was a cacasion Jamaican of English Descents. He was a royal Marine as well as a plantation overseer when he married Cedella Booker. Though he financialy supported the family he never was around always on trips for work around the world. Norval Passed from a heart attack in 1955 when Bob was ten years old. As a youth Bob was subject to much racism and harassement because of his mixed ancestory. This, he explained fueled a lot of hit music.
In 1963 Bob Joined the Wailers with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley kelso, and Cherry Smith. They originally called themselves The Wailing Rudeboys", then to "The Wailing Wailers" then eventually the Wailers. This group slowly was comercallising reggae; but Marley and the group felt it better to split up and go solo. Marleys first albumn went platinum 10 times. he had such songs and buffalo soldier, no women no cry, Jammin, and i shot the sheriff. Marley was assasignated in 1981 shot down by a person who did not want peace and happiness
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