Bob Marley.
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Bob Marley.
Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican singer, guitarist, and songwriter, a pioneer of reggae music. Considered one of the greatest artists of the genre, he was the first
reggae performer to achieve significant international stardom.
Robert Nesta Marley was born in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Marley was learning the welding trade in Kingston when he formed his first band, the
Rudeboys, in 1961. The group later became known as the Wailers. The band also included musicians Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh, both of whom later embarked on
successful solo careers.
The early recordings by the Wailers were in a style called ska, a hybrid of American rhythm and blues and Jamaican mento (a genre that combines African-related folk
music traditions with calypso). By the mid-1960s, rock steady, a mellower version of ska that placed more emphasis on vocals, became the most popular form of
Jamaican music. Rock steady and traditional mento rhythms then combined to form reggae. By the late 1960s Marley and the Wailers had emerged as one of the
leading reggae groups in Jamaica.
In 1967 Marley converted from Christianity to Rastafarianism, a religion that has had a profound influence on reggae music. The Rastafarian movement of this period,
among other beliefs, recognized Haile Selassie I, king of Ethiopia, as the living God; praised the spiritual effects of marijuana; and endorsed black racial superiority.
Influenced by the Rastafarian movement, Marley's music contains elements of spiritualism and mysticism. Some songs call for personal freedom through revolution,
while others embrace carefree attitudes toward life or convey stories of love.
Marley and the Wailers recorded songs on minor record labels throughout the 1960s. The band did not enjoy widespread commercial success until they signed with
England's Island Records in the early 1970s. The group then released a series of internationally successful albums, including Catch A Fire (1972), Burnin' (1973), Natty
Dread (1975), and Live (1975).
During this time Marley cultivated a rebel image amid great political and economic turmoil in Jamaica. An increasingly political figure, he survived a 1976 assassination
attempt at his home. Marley subsequently toured Europe and experienced a new degree of popular success in England, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Germany. The
recording Rastaman Vibration (1976) and a United States tour brought him unmatched success with American reggae fans, and his popularity was furthered with the
albums Exodus (1977), Babylon by Bus (1978), Kaya (1978), and Uprising (1980), as well as reissues of his earlier work.
During his lifetime Marley's music came to be closely associated with the movement toward black political independence, an issue prominent in several African and South
American countries at the time. His music has remained highly popular in the decades after his death, and for many it has continued to symbolize the hopes of the
downtrodden for a better life outside urban slums. The clarity, conviction, and sincerity of Marley's performances, and his unique, melodic style of songwriting, have
influenced many pop-music artists, including Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton.
Marley died of cancer in 1981. In 1994 he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he won a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in
2001. Several of Marley's children have also pursued musical careers, most notably as part of the Melody Makers, a group led by David "Ziggy" Marley.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Bob Marley.
Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican singer, guitarist, and songwriter, a pioneer of reggae music. Considered one of the greatest artists of the genre, he was the first
reggae performer to achieve significant international stardom.
Robert Nesta Marley was born in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Marley was learning the welding trade in Kingston when he formed his first band, the
Rudeboys, in 1961. The group later became known as the Wailers. The band also included musicians Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh, both of whom later embarked on
successful solo careers.
The early recordings by the Wailers were in a style called ska, a hybrid of American rhythm and blues and Jamaican mento (a genre that combines African-related folk
music traditions with calypso). By the mid-1960s, rock steady, a mellower version of ska that placed more emphasis on vocals, became the most popular form of
Jamaican music. Rock steady and traditional mento rhythms then combined to form reggae. By the late 1960s Marley and the Wailers had emerged as one of the
leading reggae groups in Jamaica.
In 1967 Marley converted from Christianity to Rastafarianism, a religion that has had a profound influence on reggae music. The Rastafarian movement of this period,
among other beliefs, recognized Haile Selassie I, king of Ethiopia, as the living God; praised the spiritual effects of marijuana; and endorsed black racial superiority.
Influenced by the Rastafarian movement, Marley's music contains elements of spiritualism and mysticism. Some songs call for personal freedom through revolution,
while others embrace carefree attitudes toward life or convey stories of love.
Marley and the Wailers recorded songs on minor record labels throughout the 1960s. The band did not enjoy widespread commercial success until they signed with
England's Island Records in the early 1970s. The group then released a series of internationally successful albums, including Catch A Fire (1972), Burnin' (1973), Natty
Dread (1975), and Live (1975).
During this time Marley cultivated a rebel image amid great political and economic turmoil in Jamaica. An increasingly political figure, he survived a 1976 assassination
attempt at his home. Marley subsequently toured Europe and experienced a new degree of popular success in England, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Germany. The
recording Rastaman Vibration (1976) and a United States tour brought him unmatched success with American reggae fans, and his popularity was furthered with the
albums Exodus (1977), Babylon by Bus (1978), Kaya (1978), and Uprising (1980), as well as reissues of his earlier work.
During his lifetime Marley's music came to be closely associated with the movement toward black political independence, an issue prominent in several African and South
American countries at the time. His music has remained highly popular in the decades after his death, and for many it has continued to symbolize the hopes of the
downtrodden for a better life outside urban slums. The clarity, conviction, and sincerity of Marley's performances, and his unique, melodic style of songwriting, have
influenced many pop-music artists, including Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton.
Marley died of cancer in 1981. In 1994 he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he won a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement in
2001. Several of Marley's children have also pursued musical careers, most notably as part of the Melody Makers, a group led by David "Ziggy" Marley.
Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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