Bob Marley left this world on 11 May 1981, after losing the battle to cancer at the age of 36. Today, 40 years after his passing, he is still remembered as one of the most celebrated and influential reggae artists of all times.
Born as Robert Nesta Marley on February 6, 1945, in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Colony of Jamaica, Marley began his professional musical career at 18 after forming Bob Marley and the Wailers, a Jamaican reggae band.
After releasing the worldwide known single “One Love/People Get Ready,” the group became papular, turning them into ambassadors of the music genre.Following the disbandment of the Wailers in 1974, Marley released his first solo studio album Natty Dread, consolidating his career.
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