Bob Marley

Bob Marley (Robert Nesta Marley) was born on February 6,1945 in Nine Miles in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica. His father (Norval Sinclair Marley) was an English marine-officer and his mother (Cedella 'Ciddy' Malcom) was a native Jamaican who lived in Rhoden Hall. After Bob was born, his father left his mother. When Bob was five, his father took him to Kingston so he could get a better education; however, Marley ended up living with …

…statesman, poet, and prophet. He was a millionaire with remarkable lack of material trappings and a father figure to his people in more ways than one. As the 50th anniversary of his birth approaches, Bob Marley is still the best-selling reggae artist in the world. His name is recognized all over the planet. Recent charts in Billboard Magazine show Marley-all by himself-controlling 40% of the listings, 12 years after his passing. Not bad for a dead man.