Bob Marley

Birth name: Robert Nesta Marley
Born: 6.2.1945 Died: 11.5.1981 (aged 36)
Years active: 1962 – 1981
Origin: Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica

Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and activist.
He is the most widely known performer of reggae music. Marley is regarded by many as a prophet
of the Rastafari movement, although he was baptized by the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox
Christian Church in Kingston, Jamaica on November 4, 1980.
Marley is best known for his reggae songs, which include the hits "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry",
"Three Little Birds", "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved", "Jammin'", "Redemption Song", and "One Love".
His posthumous compilation album Legend (1984) is the best-selling reggae album ever,
with sales of more than 12 million copies.

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