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| Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM interviewed by Dylan Taite in Aotearoa, New Zealand. |
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
(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
| The New York Optimist |
| "Bob Marley" Rat Race |
