Research Paper On Bob Marley

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Bob Marley was born, Robert Nesta Marley on February 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. He was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician who became an international icon, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions. In 1963 Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith formed a band called The Teenagers, after several name changes they stuck with “The Wailers”. Their single “Simmer Down” for the Coxsone label became a Jamaican #1 in February 1964, selling an estimated 70,000 copies. The Wailers were now regularly recording for Studio One and found themselves working with other well-established Jamaican musicians. Some of Bob Marley’s most popular songs include No Woman, No …show more content…

The song was released in 1974 and was on the studio album “Natty Dread” a drum machine was used for the studio version. In 1975 a live version of the song was recorded for the 1975 album “Live!” which was an album of their live performances. This version of the song was also released as a single and is by far the most well known version of the song. The live version of the song was even ranked No. 37 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Vincent Ford and Bob Marley were the writers of the song, although Bob Marley was not credited as one of the songwriters. “Three Little Birds” was the fourth track on side two of the 1977 album “Exodus” by Bob Marley and The Wailers. The song had reached the Top 20 in the UK, peaking at No. 17. It is without a doubt one of Bob Marley’s most popular songs, and is personally the Bob Marley song that I have listened to the most. It probably has some of the most famous or memorable lyrics of all time. You don’t even need to have ever heard the song or even know who Bob Marley is, and you would still probably know these lyrics “don’t worry about a thing” “every little thing is gonna be

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