Bob+Marley

 =Bob Marley =

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= = On February 6, 1945, a legend was born. Robert Nesta Marley was born in a small village in Jamaica. His parents were mixed race, a black mother and white father. At a young age, Marley formed a band with friends called "The Wailers"//,// which later became "Bob Marley and the Wailers". He learned to play guitar with his band. 


Around the 1950's, Marley arrived in Kingston and lived in one of the poorest neighborhoods called Trench Town. Some of Marley's favorite American artists were Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino and The Drifters. Marley was discovered by local producer Leslie Kong and recorded one of his first singles, "Judge Not".Marley and his friends formed another band called the Wailing Wailers, and produced songs that were at the top of the Jamaican charts in 1964. With on again off again band members and different bands, Marley became fairly well known and successful. In 1976, he had a hit album on the US music charts called Rastaman Vibration. 


Bob Marley traveled the world, to places like London and Kenya, and sang his songs. He has supporting fans and brooding fans. In Germany, Marley tried to undergo cancer treatment. Months later Marley died in Miami, Florida on May 11, 1981. Shortly after he passed away, the Jamaican government awarded him with the Order of Merit. The United Nations also had awarded Marley the Medal of Peace a year earlier. Over 30,000 people came to pay their respects to the famous singer.




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