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Bob Marley
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Bob Marley
Born
February 6, 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica

Died
May 11, 1981

Years Active:
60s | 70s | 80s

 
Reggae's most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom, in the process introducing the music of his native island nation to the far-flung corners of the globe. Marley's music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality which remains their source of strength. ...
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Selected Discography:
  Album Title Released Label Price
B Is For Bob



2009 Island $6.99
Chant Down Babylon



1999 Island $6.99
Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On



1995 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Songs Of Freedom



1992 Island $27.96 4-CD Set
Legend



1984 Island $6.99
Legend (Deluxe Sound & Vision) (2 CD/1 DVD)



1984 Island $20.97 3-CD Set
Uprising



1980 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Kaya



1978 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Exodus



1977 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Rastaman Vibration



1976 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Live



1975 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
Natty Dread



1975 Tuff Gong/Island $6.99
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Influences
James Brown Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Smokey Robinson

Performed Songs By
Chuck Berry Richie Havens Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions Gregory Isaacs Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Cole Porter Bob Marley & The Wailers

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