Biography of Bob Marley Bob Marley was known for his accomplishment in the revolution of
reggae music. A great impact in his life was his belief in Rastafari
which is about people turning to a natural type of life style. While
Bob was trying to get his music career going and fallow his belief in
Rastafari, he had a lot of struggles. All three of these things
helped Bob accomplish everything he accomplished in his short lived
life of 36years. In those 36years of life Bob accomplished more
things than most artists have and will ever accomplish in their
career.
When Bob was 14 he left his home to pursue a music career in Kingston,
becoming a pupil of local singer. Bob's first recording attempts came
in 1962. His first recording was “Judge Not” for Leslie Kong. In 1963
Marley teamed with fellow singers Peter Mac Intosh, Bunny Livingstone,
Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith to form the vocal
group called the Wailing Wailers. At the end of the sixties is when
the Wailing Wailers created some of the finest music the band had
ever made.(Boot) The music that the Wailers made at the end of the
sixties defined the future of reggae music. The bands first album was
“Catch A Fire” and it came after the signed with Island Records.
“Catch A Fire” began the spread of reggae music with the heavy
promoted album.
Bob came to America in hope for new opportunities that he was not able
to get in Jamaica. stay in Bob didn’t stay in Ame...
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...ber the brilliant and evocative music Bob Marley gave the
world; music that stretches back over nearly two decades and still
remains timeless and universal. Marley has been called "the first
Third World superstar," "Rasta Prophet," "visionary," and"
"revolutionary artist." These accolades were not mere hyperbole.
Marley was one of the most charismatic and challenging performers of
our time.
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