Robert Nesta Marley OM)
was a Jamaican singer-songwriter was born (6
February 1945 – 11 May 1981 He achieved international fame through a
series of crossover reggae albums Starting It all started 1963 with the group the
Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later
resonate with audiences worldwide. The Wailers would go on to release some of
the earliest reggae records with producer Lee Scratch Perry After the Wailers broke
up in 1974, Marley pursued a solo career which blossomed
in the release of the album Exodus in 1977 which established his
worldwide reputation.[ He was a committed Rastafarian
who infused his music with a profound sense of spirituality
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Nesta Robert Marley was born on the farm of his maternal grandfather in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, to Norval Sinclair Marley and Cedella Booker Norval Marley was a European-Jamaican of British/Syrian[8] descent whose family came from England. Norval was said to have been a captain in the Royal Marines, though at the time of his marriage to Cedella Booker, an African-Jamaican then 18 years old, he was employed as a plantation overseer. Though Bob Marley was named Nesta Robert Marley, a Jamaican passport official would later reverse his first and middle names. Norval provided financial support for his wife and child but seldom saw them as he was often away. Bob Marley attended Stepney Primary and Junior High School which serves the catchment area of Saint Ann. In 1955, when Bob Marley was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 70.
Nesta Robert Marley was born on the farm of his maternal grandfather in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, to Norval Sinclair Marley and Cedella Booker Norval Marley was a European-Jamaican of British/Syrian[8] descent whose family came from England. Norval was said to have been a captain in the Royal Marines, though at the time of his marriage to Cedella Booker, an African-Jamaican then 18 years old, he was employed as a plantation overseer. Though Bob Marley was named Nesta Robert Marley, a Jamaican passport official would later reverse his first and middle names. Norval provided financial support for his wife and child but seldom saw them as he was often away. Bob Marley attended Stepney Primary and Junior High School which serves the catchment area of Saint Ann. In 1955, when Bob Marley was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack at the age of 70.
In 1966, Marley married Rita Anderson, and moved near his mother's
residence in Wilmington,
Delaware in the United States for a short time, during which he
worked as a DuPont lab assistant and on the assembly
line at a Chrysler plant, under the alias Donald
Marley.
In July 1977, Marley was found to have a type of
malignant melanoma under the nail of a toe. Contrary to urban legend, this lesion was not primarily
caused by an injury during a football match that year, but was instead a
symptom of the already-existing cancer. Marley turned down his doctors' advice
to have his toe amputated, citing his religious beliefs
Despite his illness, he continued touring and was in the process of scheduling
a world tour in 1980
Bob
Marley Had a number Of Children
Three with his wife Rita, two
adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and several others with different
women. The Bob Marley official website acknowledges eleven children. But there
are othes as can be seen below and un
listed of the official website.
Those listed on the official site
are:
- Sharon, born 23 November 1964, daughter of Rita from a previous relationship but then adopted by Marley after his marriage with Rita
- Cedella born 23 August 1967, to Rita
- David "Ziggy", born 17 October 1968, to Rita
- Stephen, born 20 April 1972, to Rita
- Robert "Robbie", born 16 May 1972, to Pat Williams
- Rohan, born 19 May 1972, to Janet Hunt
- Karen, born 1973 to Janet Bowen
- Stephanie, born 17 August 1974; according to Cedella Booker she was the daughter of Rita and a man called Ital with whom Rita had an affair; nonetheless she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter
- Julian, born 4 June 1975, to Lucy Pounder
- Ky-Mani, born 26 February 1976, to Anita Belnavis
- Damian, born 21 July 1978, to Cindy Breakspeare
Other sites have noted additional
individuals who claim to be family members] as
noted below:
- Marley had another son with Raphie Munroe, Fabian, who is a few months older than Ziggy
- Makeda was born on 30 May 1981, to Yvette Crichton, after Marley's death Meredith Dixon's book lists her as Marley's child, but she is not listed as such on the Bob Marley official website
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- Various websites, for example, also list Imani Carole, born 22 May 1963 to Cheryl Murray; but she does not appear on the official Bob Marley website Read the full story
