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Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley was born February 6, 1945 in the village of Nine Mile to Cedella Malcolm, a 19-year-old Black Jamaican woman, and Capt. Norval Marley, a nearly 60-year-old white naval officer who was overseeing plantations in the area for the British government. Marley said he was often bullied for his biracial heritage growing up and derogatorily referred to as “White Boy.”

The Jamaican reggae artist has been credited with making Jamaican music more popular worldwide. His professional career first began with the band the Teenagers — eventually renamed the Wailers — which he formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Waller. Their debut album featured the single “One Love,” which Marley continued to revisit throughout his career. After signing to Island Records, the band was renamed Bob Marley and the Wailers, and their star power continued to grow, even after Tosh and Waller left the band.

Marley became a sensation with recordings of songs like “No Woman, No Cry” and “I Shot the Sheriff,” which was later covered by Eric Clapton. In 1976, he survived an assassination attempt, when gunmen entered Marley’s home two days before he was slated to perform at “Smile Jamaica,” a concert set to take place days before a snap election in the country. Because of rising tensions at the time, some saw the concert as being politically motivated. Marley suffered minor wounds to his chest and arm.

His career was cut short. Marley died of melanoma that spread from his toe in 1981 at the age of 36, leaving behind his wife, Rita, and at least 11 children. He was buried along with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar and a Bible. In a eulogy, then-Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga called Marley “part of the collective consciousness of the nation.” His greatest hits album “Legend” — which was released posthumously — remains the best-selling reggae album of all time, and Marley still ranks among the best-selling musicians of all time.