Bob was born on February 6th 1947. His father was a general in the British army and he abandoned Bob and family. They had no contact for five years.(p.7-8 Upton) When Bob was five years old his family moved to Kingston, Jamaica. Here he lived with his best friend Bunny Livingston. When Bob and Bunny were sixteen they decided they wanted to start recording their music as an escape from the harsh realities of life such as the crime and danger of life.

In 1963 Bob released his first single entitled “Judge Not.” When Bob moved to Kingston he lived with his friend Bunny Livingston who along with Peter Tosh later formed The Wailers.(p.10-11 Upton) They played at many local clubs, talent shows, and recordings in their hometown. The three young boys soon became one of the more popular bands in Jamaica. The Wailers’ music was based

Bob’s fame increased as he played a peace concert in front of the Prime Minister of Jamaica and Jamaica’s opposing forces.(Boot, Bob Marley.com) Later that year Marley received the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations. This shows how Marley and his music went further than just entertaining.

Even long after his death Robert Nesta Marley was remembered and honored. Although some of his beliefs may have been unorthodox, such as smoking marijuana to get closer to their god, he was still a great man.(Boot, Bob Marley.com) Marley revolutionized the music industry especially reggae. He used his music as a way to stay out of trouble and away from violence and while doing this he provided great entertainment for most of the world for years to come. Even though he is dead, reggae is not dead and he will always be remembered and he will live on through his music and he is definitely a great legend of history.

on a popular dance music called ska. They just slowed down the beat and gave it a heavier bass sound which better suited them, this was called reggae.

In 1965 Marley started his own record company it was called Tuff Gong.(pgs.23-25 Morgan) Tuff Gong is now known as the hometown of the Bob Marley Museum. Not long after the start of Tuff Gong Bob got married in February of 1966 to Rita Anderson. In 1967 they had their first son who they named Ziggy. Now Ziggy has followed his father into the music i

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