On The Cover: Bob Marley

Nesta Robert ‘Bob’ Marley, (6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He was also a rhythm guitarist and lead singer for reggae band Bob Marley & the Wailers (1963–1981). Marley remains the most widely known and respected performer of reggae music, and is credited for helping spread both the Jamaican music and the Rastafari Movement to a worldwide audience.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Nesta Robert ‘Bob’ Marley, (6 Feb 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. He was also a rhythm guitarist and lead singer for reggae band Bob Marley & the Wailers (1963–1981).

Marley remains the most widely known and respected performer of reggae music, and is credited for helping spread both the Jamaican music and the Rastafari Movement to a worldwide audience.

The icon’s music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland like freedom and slavery, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica.

His compilation album ‘Legend’ (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, selling 25 million copies worldwide.

Bob Marley died of cancer on 11th May 1981.

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