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	Bob Marley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bob Marley was born on Tuesday 6 February 1945 in the small village of Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica.
		Bob Marley was raised by his mother, Cedella Marley, who moved them to Kingston's Trenchtown slum after her husband's death.
		Bob Marley's music and legend have gone from strength to strength in the years since his early death and continue to produce a huge stream of revenue for his estate, while also bringing him a nearly mythic status in music history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Marley_&_The_Wailers (2478 words)

	The Story of Bob Marley
		Bob Marley, the Natural Mystic, may yet prove to be the most significant musical artist of the twentieth century.
		Bob Marley was a hero figure, in the classic mythological sense.
		In the clear Jamaican sunlight you can pick out the component parts of which the myth of Bob Marley is comprised: the sadness, the love, the understanding, the Godgiven talent.
	www.bobmarley.com /life/story (280 words)

	Bob Marley Bio
		Bob Marley & the Wailers were now the most important band on the road that year and the new Uprising album hit every chart in Europe.
		Marley's stay in America was short-lived, however, and he returned to Jamaica to join up again with Peter and Bunny.
		Marley was one of the most charismatic and challenging performers of our time.
	niceup.com /bmbio.html (1072 words)

	Bob Marley Biography
		Bob Marley was born 6th February 1945 in a small village called Nine Miles in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.
		When Bob approached the then Prime Minister Michael Manley offering to stage a free concert he responded by fixing a date (5 December) that would conveniently coincide with the national elections, thus implying that he had the support of Bob Marley.
		Bob intended to end his days back in Jamaica but was so ill that he had to check into a hospital in Miami en route.
	www.hotshotdigital.com /OldRock/BobMarleyBio.html (955 words)

	Bob Marley News
		Marley's wife claims the ex-Wailer was not a full member Aston Barrett, a former bassist with reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers, is sueing Marley's estate to the tune of $105 million in back royalties.
		Bob Marley made better albums, Dennis Brown wrote better songs, and Lee Perry was more visionary.
		In the early 1980s, while many immediately commenced the search for 'the next Bob Marley' one Jamaican musician was busy crafting a very distinctive musical legacy of his own, a legacy distinguished by sharp,...
	www.topix.net /who/bob-marley (607 words)

	Bob Marley Anniversary Spotlights Rasta Religion
		Bob Marley, who was born Robert Nesta Marley, grew up dirt poor on the streets of Kingston, Jamaica.
		Reggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley, who died in 1981, would have been 60 this Sunday.
		Marley, who died at the age of 36 of brain cancer in 1981, is considered by many to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/02/0204_050204_bob_marley.html (603 words)

	Bob Marley
		Bob Marley had a long connection to Africa and especially to Ethiopia, the country that is the spiritual homeland of Rastafari.
		The worldwide icon of reggae, Bob Marley was the first artist to bring the music and stories of Jamaica to the outside world.
		Marley's fame was considerable outside of Jamaica, but in his home country he was viewed with even greater admiration.
	www.hotshotdigital.com /OldRock/BobMarley.html (527 words)

	Roots Rock Reggae - Rascalin and The Roots Rockers
		Bob Marley put a call out to future freedom fighters;throughout his vast repertoire of music it was a code that called for others to continue on the "Struggle"....
		Bob Marley for me is a great man who came from a small island and touched the world with his music.
		Marley sang love songs, but Bob Marley can never be said to not have left his music imprint on
	www.rascalin.com /bob-marley.htm (1196 words)

	American Masters . Bob Marley PBS
		Bob understood that reggae had the magnificent capaciousness to absorb all other influences and anchor them solidly to the drum and bass underpining that is its essential element, the sweet seductive secret of its success.
		Bob Dylan may be the most respected poet of his generation, but his often deliberately obfuscatory lyrics stand in the way of clear translation, and limit his appeal to the non-English speaking audience.
		As for innovation, Marley was a multi-talented synthesizer of new ideas and rhythms, beginning with his precocious "Judge Not" solo debut at the dawn of the ska era, right up through his ongoing experiments with gospel, r&b, rock, folk, jazz, Latin, punk, scat, disco, and even (in unpublished form) bossa nova.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/marley_b.html (1056 words)

	Caribbean Nights: A BBC documentary on the life of Bob Marley
		When he had, when he got his fancy car, a BMW, which he said was rightfully his, it stood for Bob Marley and the Wailers, but when he would drive into the ghetto he would never lock the car, he would just get out of it and leave the windows open or whatever.
		You see, Bob had a part of the country in his life already, which in most of the musicians in town, they haven't been to country.
		Bob used to be living over there, long time now, about 16, 17 years old.
	www.joewein.de /bbc.html (1779 words)

	Bob Marley
		Biography: Robert Nesta Marley was born in Nine Miles, in the parish of St. Anns, Jamaica on Feburary 6th, 1945.
		One of the most recognizable faces on the planet, Marley is loved by people of diverse backgrounds and is regarded by many as a musical prophet.
		Marley moved to the infamous Kingston inner city called Trenchtown in his very early teens.
	www.afiwi.com /music/reggae/artists/bob_marley.asp (549 words)

	Saving Bob Marley from his fans. By Field Maloney
		Bob Marley's golden period was the three albums he cut with the original Wailers and the brilliant, certifiably insane, Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry: Soul Rebels, African Herbsman, and Rasta Revolution.
		Bob Marley's greatest-hits album, Legend, came out in 1984, three years after his death, at 36, of a cancer that spread from his big toe.
		Marley has had an astonishingly successful commercial afterlife—the booming sales of his catalog virtually created the world-beat music category, paving the way for countless Buena Vista Social Clubs and Gipsy Kings—but his artistic reputation may never recover from it.
	www.slate.com /id/2135672 (1024 words)

	National Library of Jamaica Publications - NLJ - Bob Marley Bibliography
		Bob Marley to be buried Thursday in St. Ann.
		"Bob Marley, the man of music for 1975".
		Bob Marley's music will be remembered / by A. Biggs.
	www.nlj.org.jm /docs/marley_bibliography.htm (2124 words)

	Rolling Stone : 11) Bob Marley
		The reason people still throw on Bob Marley T-shirts is because his music is one of the few real things left to grasp onto.
		Marley came from the poverty and injustice in Jamaica, and that manifested itself in his rebel sound.
		Marley almost single-handedly brought reggae to the world.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/5939216/11_bob_marley (351 words)

	TIME.com: Remembering Bob Marley -- Page 1
		Marley was a musical genius for a multicultural age, a man for all seasons who died before his time, a shapeshifter who never fit into established musical formats.
		When Marley recorded his albums, the studios in which he worked were often packed with friends and girlfriends, musicians and onlookers, folks who were playing on the record, and folks who were just playing around.
		Robert Nesta Marley, who was born in Jamaica in 1945 and died in Miami in 1981, would have turned 60 years old on February 6th.
	www.time.com /time/arts/article/0,8599,1024886,00.html (1266 words)

	Bob Marley Biography
		Observers remarked that Marley's funeral was probably the only time the nation has been united and although reggae didn't die with Bob Marley there may never be a successor to catch the fire like he did.
		Marley, who would permanently have a bullet lodged in his arm, hampering his guitar playing, later went ahead with the concert but afterwards he moved to Nassau and the Bahamas, forever wary about spending time in his homeland.
		Marley was invited to perform at Zimbabwe's independence celebrations in 1980 and for the then, seemingly benevolent country's leader Robert Mugabe.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /music/biography/bob_marley_biography.html (1202 words)

	Jahworks Book Reviews coffee table bob marley
		Jaffe met Bob in January 1973, in a motel room where Jaffe was visiting Jim Capaldi, the drummer for Marley’s label-mate on Island Records, Traffic.
		Marley encourages her incipient career as a photographer, saying “You take some different kind’a picture.” On this and a return trip in October, Cumbo begins to experience the sexism and machismo of Jamaican culture.
		According to Jaffe, he and Bob drove constantly in the first years of Bob’s Island career, in an “interminable, relentless, intractable…search for the better herb.” They would also drive many miles out of the way to find a particular sort of mango that could only be found at a particular moment on a remote tree.
	www.jahworks.org /music/book_reviews/coffeetablebob.htm (2927 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Legend: Remastered [Original recording remastered]: Music
		Bob Marley and the Wailers music never once really escaped its urban feel and welcomingly so as their music remains a refreshing alternative as what they always remarkably were was origanal.
		Bob Marley and the Wailers enjoyed staggering chart success in Jamaica and amazingly their music became a world wide phenomenon.
		Marley proved to be a highly versatile vocalist and surprisingly made a great ballads singer which is perfectly demonstrated on the exotic, and sensual Three Little Birds.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000669JL (1792 words)

	Bob Marley : Irie
		Bob Marley : Irie was built as a tribute to the ulimate rasafarian.
		36 years later on May 11, 1981 he died in a Miami hospital.It was in the late 1950's when Bob Marley moved to Trenchtown Jamaica.
		..a great selection of early bob marley concerts in real audio format..
	members.aol.com /hempmastertoff/bobmarley.htm (241 words)

	Bob Marley
		The Bob Marley School of Arts Institute - An undergraduate, graduate and post graduate college whose principal commitment will be to provide a comprehensive opportunity in the arts, communications and public information for more than 4,000 students within the context of enlightened liberal education.
		The Wailers News - Livicated to The Wailers- Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer.
		Trench Town - The best Bob Marley page, with all his albums and pictures.
	www.ireggae.com /bob.htm (1042 words)

	Amazon.com: Legend (New Packaging): Music: Bob Marley & The Wailers
		Overall, a superior single disc anthology that establishes Bob Marley as one of the most important musicians of his era.
		Bob Marley's spirit lives on in his music.
		Marley was popularized in America, of course, when Eric Clapton remade his "I Shot the Sheriff." Clapton's version is outstanding, but Marley's is equally so and is the one were the song's subtle political message is more overt.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000669JL?v=glance (647 words)

	Welcome to the Bob Marley Foundation ...........................
		The Bob Marley Foundation seeks to maintain a dynamic foundation which will enable individuals, groups, and/or communities in developing nations, particularly Jamaica and Africa, to create and implement programs that assist in the empowerment of the oppressed and the elimination of generational poverty through sustainable projects.
		The Bob Marley Foundation gives much-needed support to a world of people living in poverty.
		Nana Rita Marley with one of 35 orphans adopted by the foundation at the Orthodox Church orphanage in Axum, Ethiopia
	www.bobmarleyfoundation.org (231 words)

	Bob Marley (I)
		Bob Marley was born on February 6 1949 in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Jamaica...
		Bob Marley: Sun Is Shining - The Remixes (1999) (V)....
		Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Bob Marley Story (1984)....
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0002490 (362 words)

	Kaya: Bob Marley & marijuana
		Kaya, the name of one of Bob Marley's reggae albums is a Jamaican word for cannabis, hemp, marijuana.
		By popularizing reggae music and its marijuana-celebrating lyrics, Bob Marley has prompted many people to question what they have been told, to take a fresh look at the evidence.
		Bob used music to reach and teach, to spread the message of liberty.
	www.joewein.de /kaya.htm (796 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Bob Marley
		One of the most important and charismatic champions of human freedoms in the 1970s, Bob Marley emerged from humble beginnings and an early life of austere poverty in his native Jamaica to bring reggae music to international popularity.
		Marley's early abandonment and his rough, impoverished childhood would later become instrumental to his success in songwriting and musical composition.
		Although Marley died of cancer in 1981&; the singer/songwriter left behind a legacy of socially conscious work that continues to remain popular with audiences worldwide.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200791 (433 words)

	How to Celebrate Bob Marley's Birthday - eHow.com
		Bob Marley, born February 6, 1945, is internationally recognized as the Godfather of reggae.
		Put on your Bob Marley T-shirt, a rasta tam (knitted hat with brim), and wear the colors red, green, gold, and black.
		Play Bob's debut release track, "Judge Not," as a tribute to the beginning of his prosperous and uplifting career.
	www.ehow.com /how_13454_celebrate-bob-marleys.html (356 words)

	Spider's Bob Marley Site
		Bob Marley came from a poor Jamaican background and died a national hero.
	freespace.virgin.net /ziggy.marley (32 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: M: Marley, Bob
		Bob Marley - Reggae King of the World - Includes quotes, discography, timeline, lyrics, and sound files.
		Bob Marley Live in Concert - RealMedia recording from his performance in Rotterdam 1978.
		Bob Marley News: Topix.net - News about Bob Marley continually updated from around the net.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/M/Marley,_Bob (372 words)

	Bob Marley for national hero - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Knight-Campbell, who is the coordinator for the Jamaican leg of the celebrations for the Bob Marley Foundation and the Rita Marley Foundation, also outlined plans for a massive block party on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston to highlight the multi-faceted influences of Bob Marley on Jamaican culture.
		Fashion, food, art, music, upcoming artistes influenced by Bob Marley, international pop stars and the Rastafarian community will be all part of the celebrations," she said.
		"What we're doing in Ethiopia is beyond the concert and it's very important that we grasp that this morning," said Dr Meghoo-Peddie said, quoting the lyrics of Bob Marley's song Africa Unite which is the theme of the celebrations.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20041209T210000-0500_71123_OBS_BOB_MARLEY_FOR_NATIONAL_HERO.asp (802 words)

	BBC - Music / Profiles - Bob Marley
		Marketed as a third world rock star Bob (with the help of the Wailers) became an icon of the 1970s, his conscious and revolutionary music catching the imagination of millions.
		Bob received a United Nations Peace Award, in recognition of his attempts to calm the warring factions of Jamaican politics
		Bob on leadership, from a Radio One interview.
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/profiles/marleybob.shtml (324 words)

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