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Bob Marley

real name Robert Nesta Marley

Jamaican reggae artist

Jamaica · 1945-02-06 – 1981-05-11

Bob Marley is credited on 8,786 releases across 2,024 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician most famous for fronting Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Born: February 6, 1945 in Nine Miles, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
Died: May 11, 1981 in Miami, Florida, United States of America, at 36 years of age of cancer.
He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands The Wailers (1963–1974) and Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974–1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.
Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica. His best-known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Get Up Stand Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, "Three Little Birds", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also known as one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide.
Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Performer)
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.

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