Marley is still considered to be one the legendary musicians of the 1970s. His songs are still on the top of most playlists. Moreover, his Rastafarian lifestyle has inspired youths towards simple living.

On his 35th death anniversary, we bring to you 10 amazing facts about Robert Nesta 'Bob' Marley:

1. Marley was the son of a British Naval Officer Norval Sinclair Marley and Jamiacan Cedella Booker. His father worked at the Royal Marines.

2. He was christened as Nesta Robert Marley but a Jamaican passport officer mistakenly reversed his first and middle name, hence, his official name became Robert Nesta Marley.
3. Marley started his singing with a vocal harmony group with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Beverley Kelso and Junior Braithwaite. Joe Higgs, who was part of the successful vocal act Higgs and Wilson.
4. Joe Higgs taught Marley how to play the guitar. He influenced him to sing for the records.

5. Marley recorded his first four songs at the Federal Studio in Jamaica. These songs were 'Judge Not', 'One Cup of Coffee', 'Do You Still Love Me?' and 'Terror'. However, 'One Cup of Coffee' was released under the pseudonym Bobby Martell.

6. In 1963, Marley formed a band called 'The Teenagers' with Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. They changed the name to 'The Wailing Rudeboys' and later to 'The Wailing Wailers'.
7. The band joined hands with record producer Coxsone Dodd. They produced single track named 'Simmer Down' that was rated as Jamaican No.1. 'The Wailing Wailors' again changed their name to 'The Wailers'.

8. Marley's songs became an instant hit in the United States within a few years. In 1972, Marley signed a contract with CBS Records, London, and went on his first tour with American soul singer Johnny Nash. It was during this tour that Marley got acquainted with the staff members of Island Records, one of the largest record producers in the world. His songs became a worldwide hit.

9. Bob Marley is an inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His song 'One Love' has been named the song of the millennium by BBC.

10. He was a Rastafarian, which is a religion founded in Jamaica in the 1930s. The Rastafarians follow the coronation of Haile Selassie I as the Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. They worship him as their Jesus. Marley once said to a reporter that Jesus was not white, he was black.

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Jah Rastafari! Haile Sellaise.Consciousness rule the world.