Singer, musician, songwriter. Born on February 6, 1945,
in Jamaica. Bob Marley helped introduce reggae music
to the world and remains one of its most beloved
artists to this day. The son of a black teenage mother
and much older, later absent white father, he spent
his early years in the rural village known as Nine Miles
in the parish of St. Ann.
One of his childhood friends in St. Ann was Neville
"Bunny" O'Riley Livingston. Attending the same school,
the two shared a love of music. Bunny inspired Bob to
learn to play the guitar. Later Livingston's father and
Marley's mother became involved, and they all lived
together for a time in Kingston, according to
Christopher John Farley's Before the Legend: The Rise
of Bob Marley.
Arriving in Kingston in the late 1950s, Marley lived in
Trench Town, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
He struggled in poverty, but he found inspiration in the
music around him. Trench Town had a number of
successful local performers and was considered the
Motown of Jamaica. Sounds from the United States
also drifted in over the radio and through jukeboxes.
Marley liked such artists as
Ray Charles, Elvis Presley,
Fats Domino, and the Drifters.
Marley and Livingston devoted much of their time to
music. Under the guidance of Joe Higgs, Marley
worked on improving his singing abilities. He met
another student of Higgs, Peter McIntosh (later Peter
Tosh) who would play an important role in Marley's
career.
The Wailers
A local record producer, Leslie Kong, liked Marley's
vocals and had him record a few singles, the first of
which was "Judge Not" released in 1962. While he did
not fare well as a solo artist, Marley found some
success joining forces with his friends. In 1963, Marley,
Livingston, and McIntosh formed the Wailing Wailers.
Their first single, "Simmer Down," went to the top of
the Jamaican charts in January 1964. By this time, the
group also included Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelso,
and Cherry Smith.
The group became quite popular in Jamaica, but they
had difficulty making it financially. Braithewaite, Kelso,
and Smith left the group. The remaining members
drifted a part for a time. Marley went to the United
States where his mother was now living. However,
before he left, he married Rita Anderson on February
10, 1966.
After eight months, Marley returned to Jamaica. He
reunited with Livingston and McIntosh to form the
Wailers. Around this time, Marley was exploring his
spiritual side and developing a growing interest in the
Rastafarian movement. Both religious and political, the
Rastafarian movement started in Jamaica in 1930s and
drew its beliefs from many sources, including
Jamaican-born black nationalist
Marcus Garvey, the
Old Testament, and their African heritage and culture.One of his famous quote says:"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. None
but ourselves can free our minds."
– Bob Marley
I LOVE U BOB

Happy birthday redemption song crooner.i wish u were alive to teach the new generation musicians that their songs should contain substance rather than s3xually explicit songs all the time

The world will ever-forever miss a legend like him.He carved out a niche for himself and showed that anything is possible