Bob Marley
“Live the life you love, Love the life you live.” – Bob Marley. That is exactly what Bob Marley did, he enjoyed his life. Bob Marley had a very interesting life and has many accomplishments.
Robert was born on April 16, 1945 in St. Ann Jamaica (Stambler 442). When Robert was four, his father told his mother that they both were going to live with his nephew in Kingston. Eighteen months later, his mother found out that Robert was not going to school and he was living with an elderly couple. His worried mother went and got him. His mother moved on and married a more stable man named Edward Booker and had to leave Robert behind. Robert was homeless when he was eighteen years old. In 1963, he started living with his friend, Vincent Ford. Both were very poor. They would sing so their minds wouldn’t be on food (Bob Marley).
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In 1963, Bob and his friend, Bunny, started taking vocal class by a successful singer named Joe Higg.
Joe introduced Bob and Bunny to Peter Macintosh, who quickly became friends and started “The Waling Wailers”. A local recorder producer named Leslie Kong had Bob record a few songs. In 1963, he joined his friend and records their first single “Simmer Down” when it hit the top of the Jamaican chart. They got really popular in Jamaica. The band drifted apart. Bob moved to the United States and married Rita Anderson on February 1966. Eighteen months later, he moved back to Jamaica and rejoined with Peter and bunny For “The Wailing Wailers”. In late 1960, Bob started working with a singer, Johnny Nash. They had a song together named “Stir it Up”. They also worked with Lee Perry and had three songs. In 1970, they added two new members to the band, Aston and Carillon
Barrett. In 1972, The Wailers had a contract with “Island Records” owned by Chris Blackwell. That had been the first full album they had recorded. They toured Britain and The United States in 1973. Their second album was released the same year. The song “I shot the Sherriff” was released as a cover by Eric Clapton and it became No. 1 hit in the United States (Biography.com). Peter and Bunny left the band and started a solo career. Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt and Rita Marley performed in The Wailer in the next tour. In 1975, they hit the Top 40 Hits with “No Woman, No Cry” in Britain (Biography.com). While Bob was traveling to Europe, he underwent unconventional treatment in Germany and was able to fight cancer off for eight months. Bob knew he didn’t have much time left so he wanted to go back to Jamaica for one last time. In Miami, Florida, he died before he could make it to Jamaica. After his death he won the “Order of Merit” from the Jamaican Government. He also won the “Medal of Peace” from the United Nation in 1980. More than 30,000 people paid their respect to Bob during his memorial service in the National Area in Kingston, Jamaica. The Wailers, his wife, Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt sang at his ceremony (Biography.com). Bob Marley did many great things in his life. He accomplished being the “King of Reggae” and stared in three movies. Many years passed by and he is still one of the greatest artists in the world. Many people till this day still listens to his music. His music is listened to worldwide.
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