Short biography of Bob Marley

The creator of reggae style and the outstanding musician of our time is Bob Marley. His biography is the object of close attention. The singer was born in Jamaica on February 6, 1945 in the village of Nine Miles. Shortly thereafter, the father, who was a British officer, left his family, but continued to help financially, and occasionally met with his son.

Biography of Bob Marley says that in the late 50's his family moved to the capital of Kingston and settled in the poor quarter. There the guy gets acquainted with Neville Livingston (Bunny) and begins with him to make the first steps in the musical direction. After school the future singer gets a job as a welder, but does not leave music either. Vocal lessons for him and Bunny were given free of charge by the famous Joe Higgs (musician from Jamaica). Soon the guys get acquainted with Peter Mackintosh (Peter Tosh)

Biography of Bob Marley: career

At the age of sixteen, the musician makes his debut with the composition "Judge Not", which was written together with Higgs. In 1963 Marley with his help creates the vocal group The Wailers. In addition to Bob, he included Bunny, Peter Tosh, Cherry Green, Junior Braithwaite and Beverly Kelso. The debut single of the team topped the charts of Jamaica. Its circulation was 80 thousand copies. In 1966, despite the existence of successful compositions, the collective disintegrates. Biography of Bob Marley says that after that he and his mother went to the US, where he worked in an automobile plant, but after a while returned to Jamaica and re-organized The Wailers. The team worked in various genres, but was popular only in Jamaica.

Biography of Bob Marley says that in 1971 he began to work with American vocalist John Nesh and wrote for him two songs ("Stir It Up", "Guava Jelly"), which become hits. In 1972, the band released the record "Catch A Fire", which received international success. In 1973, the band toured the United States. Soon Bunny and Tosh leave the team.

After that, Marley adds her name to the name of the band and includes a female trio. Together with Higgs they went on tour to European, American and African countries. In the 70's the collective is the recognized leader of reggae. In Britain, almost all of their compositions have entered the Tor-40. The albums were published almost every year. However, in the US only two tracks made their way to the charts, although the records of the band were quite popular. The songs of "rebellion, faith and love," as their critics called them, were very popular with the intellectual elite.

Biography of Bob Marley says that the singer in his homeland turned into a cult figure. His religious and political position was perceived by people as a revelation. In 1976, Bob was assassinated, due to the fact that he involuntarily became a participant in local political intrigues. In 1977, the singer found a malignant formation on the toe. He refused to remove it, explaining this by not being able to dance after that. In addition, rastafari believe that the body must remain intact.

In 1980, the singer accepted Orthodoxy (Ethiopian Church) and was named Berkhane Sellasie. He died in 1981, on May 11th. Bob Marley's son heard such last words from his dying father: "Money can not buy life." An interesting fact is that the singer had 12 children, and only three of them from Rita's wife.