Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley

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Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley`s

life as a musician

(February 6, 1945 ± May 11, 1981)

Ana Miovi



Ô born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica on

February 6, 1945 Ô mother Cedella Booker, and father Norval

Marley

Ô 1955 ± Norval dies from a heart attack



Ô tooks his first musical steps with his

friend Neville O`Riley Livingston

(Bunny)

Ô leaves school and has only one

ambition: music

Ô works in a welding shop

Ô all of his free time spents with

BunnyÔ help arrives ± Jamaican singer Joe

Higgs ± informall lessions for

vocalists



1963

Ô Dodd takes The

Wailing Wailers to

audition and

agrees to recordthe group

Ô time of the ska

music

Ô release their first

single Simmer

Down under the

Coxtone lebelStudio One



1962

Ô records his first two singles: Judgenot and One Cup of Coffie

Ô released under the Beverly`s label

Ô uses pseudonim Bobby Martell

Ô singles attracted little atention

Ô together with Bunny and Peter,

Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelsoand Cherry Smith, Marley formesThe Wailing Wailers

Ô Alvin Patterson (their mentor)introduces them to Coxsone Dodd



1964

Ô Simmer Down i s number one in the

Jamai can top li st

Ô the posi tion was held for two

months

Ô The Wai ling Wai ler s now recor d

regular ly for D odd`s S tudio



1966

Ô Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith leave TheWailing Wailers

Ô February 10, Marley marries s RitaAnderson

Ô by the end of the year, he`s drawntowards Rastafari

Ô joins up with Bunny and Peter to reformthe group now known as The Wailers

Ô his believes are to be reflected in hismusic

Ô starts to wear dreadlocks

Ô end of the deal with Coxsone Dodd

Ô The Wailers form their own record label` `



1967

Ô the label doesn`t

make it, but the

band survivesÔ The Wailers join

Lee ÒScratchÓ

Perry (producer &

studio magician), and his studio bend

The Upsetters



1970

Ô Brothers Ashton &

Carlton Barett join

The Wailers

Ô album S oul Rebelsis released

Ô extraordinary

reputation in The

Caribbiean ±

unknown

internationally



1971

Ô Bob recieves invitation from Johnny

Nash to accompany him to SwedenÔ Marley secures a recording contract

for his group



1972

Ô their second album, African Herbsman, isreleased

Ô end of the alliance

with Lee PerryÔ all of The Wailersarrive to London tofind out ± they are allbroke

Ô Marley walks into theIsland Records BasingStreet Studios ± asksfor Chris Blackwell

Ô a contract is made ±

advance of 8 ooo,oo £



1973

Ô The Wailers release theirfirst international albumCatch A Fire

Ô they had tours in Britain

Ô Bunny decides to quittouring

Ô on the tour in US ± theywere fired after thefourth show because theywere too good

Ô Live concert broadcast forthe radio station KSAN ±

San Francisco

Ô popularity in North

America is risingÔ Release of their follow u



1975

Ô Release of the thirdalbum under theIsland label, called, Natty Dread

Ô Peter Toosh andBunny Wailer leavethe band

Ô bend`s new name BobMarley & The Wailers

Ô in come the I-Threes

±

Rita Marley, JudyMowatts & MarciaGrittiths

Ô on the next tour ±

Live album was made



1976

Ô Release of the breakthroughalbum in the US, RastamanVibration ± spent four weeks onBillaboard Hot 100

Ô Rolling Stone names them the

band of the year

Ô December 5, Marley is to play afree concert

Ô concert had a peaceful message

Ô December 3, Marley, his wife Rita

and two friends, were shoot infront of his house

Ô December 5, Marley takes thestage anyway

Ô immediately after the show, thewhole bend went to London



1977

Ô Exodus, their new

album is released

Ô it was number one

in many countries

Ô Bob injures his toe

playing football ± d iagnosed as

cancerous

Ô Marley refuses the

id ea of amputating

the toe



1978

Ô Kaya is released

Ô Marley is arrested for possession of a

small quantity of cannabis

Ô in April, returnes to Jamaica to perform

at another political concert

Ô June 15, Marley ̀ s awarded the Peace Medal

of the Third WorldÔ goes to visit Africa for the first time

Ô release of the albums Baby lon by Bus, and

S urvival



1980

Ô Bob Marley & The Wailers are now the

most popular bend on the road

Ô the Zimbabwean government invites the

whole band to perform at the countriesIndependence Ceremony

Ô release of the album called, Uprising

Ô in September, Marley collapsed while hewas joging

Ô doctors discovered a brain tumor

ÔÔ one month to liveone month to live

Ô last show he played ±

Pittsburgh



1981

Ô celebrates his 36th

and last birthday

in GermanyÔ May 11, 1981, Bob

Marley died in a

Miami hospital



Bob Marley knew of his fate. Being a

visionary he foresaw this:

One bright morning

when my work is overI will fly away home.

Bob Marley (19451981)

Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley

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