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 *  Yo Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945 in 9 Miles, Jamaica. His whole name is Robert Nesta Marley. **

** Norval Marley and Cedella Booker got married to make Bob Marley's birth legit. After Bob was born Hid dad left his mom for an army post in Kingston. He gave them money but didn't visit Bob and his mom. In 1962 Marley got his first hit single judge not at federal studios in Kingston. On February 10th 1966 Marley and Rita Anderson got married. Later that year Bob moved to America on October 24Th and lived with his mother. While in Wilmington Delaware Bob worked as a lab assistant at DuPont and as an assembly line worker at a Chrysler lab while having the fake name Donald Marley. **

** In 1963 the rock steady band that consisted of Bob, Bunny Wailer,Peter tosh,Junior Braithwaite,Beverly Kelso, And cherry Smith was created which started Bob’s music career. They called themselves The Teenagers, then The Wailing Rude boys, then The Wailing Wailers. Finally a producer discovered them and the name was Forever The Wailers. In ‘66 Marley, Tosh, and Wailer were all that was left of the wailers.After recording several albums the three left to pursue there own solo career in 1974. **

** In the 1960’s Marley was who was catholic had switched to the Rastafarian religion. when this happened he wore his deadlocks and started using cannabis. This religion made Marley a vegetarian and he thought god was Black. **

** Marley fought violence in Africa with his loved reggae music. This is called social activism and this is a big part of Bob’s life and why he was famous. Some examples of times he sung for Africa is in the early 1980’s songs like Redemption song, and Buffalo soldier. He spread the Jamaican music and Rastafarian beliefs to many people across the whole wide world. **

** On Dec. 3rd 1976 Bob and his entourage and wife were the target from a assassination attempt in which Marley got hit in the chest and arm and his wife was hurt bad but recovered. Bob went to his concert that was planned for that night to relieve anger between to religious groups. **

** Later in 1977 Bob got arrested for having marijuana on him. **

** In 1977 Marley was on a tour in Europe and stubbed his toe playing soccer but kept on with the tour. He was checked and found he had Melanoma and got treatment that had him only get rid of eating certain stuff and drinking some stuff. After having no luck with curing it Marley headed back to Jamaica but on the way back he had little time left and landed in Miami. But it was too late and the cancer was in his brain and his lungs. This caused his death on May 21st 1981. **

** He got a funeral at Jamaica and was buried by his birth place with his red Gibson Les Paul. **

** The Marley way’s are still carried down by his many kids Ziggy, Sharon, Cedella, and Steven and the Rastafarian beliefs will live on forever. ** ** R.I.P. ** **Robert Nesta ****Marley **

**By Austin LaLone **

