Bob Marley

Nesta Robert Marley

BORN: February 6, 1945, St. Ann, JamaicaDIED: May 11, 1981, Miami, FL

Born to: Captain Norval Marley and Cedalla Booker

Bob Marley was part of the Rastafari movement

Rastafari movement

Main doctrines

Jah · Afrocentrism · Ital · Zion · Cannabis use

Central figures

Haile Selassie I · Jesus · Menen Asfaw · Marcus Garvey

Key scriptures

Bible · Kebra Nagast · The Promise Key · Holy Piby · My Life and Ethiopia's Progress · Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy

Branches and festivals

Mansions · in United States · Shashamane ·Grounation Day · Reasoning

Notable individuals

Leonard Howell · Joseph Hibbert · Mortimer Planno ·Vernon Carrington · Charles Edwards · Bob Marley · Peter Tosh

See also:

Vocabulary · Persecution · Dreadlocks · Reggae ·Ethiopian Christianity · Index of Rastafari articles

From 1963-1981 he was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for Bob Marley & The Wailers

Could You Be Loved was released in 1980 on “Uprising”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edv2Ry5NjNk

I Shot The Sheriff was released in 1973 on the “Burnin”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEVboGko_xk

Satisfy My Soul was released in 1978 on “Exodus”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlVSOD9gqp0

In 1994 Bob Marley was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

On September 10th, 2010 VH1 and Rolling Stone Magazine placed him number 11 in the top 100 singers of all time

Works Cited

"Biography for Bob Marley." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002490/bio

"Bob Marley Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/bob-marley-9399524

"Bob Marley." Rollingstone.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/bob-marley

"The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum." Bob Marley Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2012.http://rockhall.com/inductees/bob-marley/bio/