Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican musician, singer-songwriter and Rastafarian. He was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands:
The Wailers (1964 - 1974) and Bob Marley & the Wailers (1974 - 1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited for helping spread Jamaican music to the worldwide audience. Marley's best known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, together with The Wailers, "Three Little Birds", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, three years after his death, is the best-selling reggae album ever (10 times platinum in US), with sales of more than 20 million copies.
Awards and honours
* 1976: Band of the Year (Rolling Stone)
* June 1978: Awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations
* February 1981: Awarded Jamaica's third highest honor, the Jamaican Order of Merit
* March 1994: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
* 1999: Album of the Century for Exodus (Time magazine)
* February 2001: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
* February 2001: Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
* 2004: Rolling Stone ranked him #11 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
* "One Love" named song of the millennium by The BBC
* Voted as one of the greatest lyricists of all time by a BBC poll.
* 2006 A plaque dedicated to him by Nubian Jak community trust and supported by Her Majesty's Foreign Office.
Bob Marley had 12 children: three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and the remaining seven with separate women.
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