Bob Marley

Bob Marley 

OM, The Honourable

Marley performing in 1980

Born Nesta Robert Marley

6 February 1945
Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica

Died 11 May 1981 (aged 36)

Miami, Florida, United States

Cause of death Metastatic melanoma

Other names Donald Marley, Tuff Gong

Occupation Singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist

Home town Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica

Religion

• Catholicism (1945–66)
• Rastafarian (1966–80)
• Ethiopian Orthodox Christian (1980–81)

          Baptised Rastafarian

Spouse(s) Alpharita Anderson Marley (m. 1966; his death 1981)

Children 

1. Sharon Marley Prendergast(adopted)
2. Cedella Marley
3. David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley
4. Stephen Robert Nesta Marley
5. Rohan Anthony Marley
6. Julian Ricardo Marley
7. Ky-Mani Marley
8. Damian Robert Nesta Marley

Parents 

• Norval Sinclair Marley
• Cedella Malcolm Booker

Musical career 

Genres Reggae ska rocksteady

Instruments Vocals, guitar, percussion

Years active 1962–1981

Labels

Beverley's
Studio One
JAD
Wail'n Soul'm
Upsetter
Tuff Gong
Island

Associated acts Bob Marley and the Wailers

Website bobmarley.com