Bob Marley Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his compositions. He started in 1963 with the group the Wailers and forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that became popular with audiences worldwide. The Wailers released some of the earliest reggae records with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Wailers disbanded in 1974, and Marley pursued a solo career upon his relocation to England which culminated in the release of the album "Exodus" in 1977, which established
Rita Marley two children as his own and they have the Marley name. Bob has 14 children in total: the two of Rita's that he adopted, three born to Rita, and the remaining eight with separate women. Rita's children are, in order of birth: Rita Marley, Hettie Jones (2004). "No Woman, No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley". Hyperion, [[Category: 1946 births]] [[Category: Living people]] [[Category: Converts to the Rastafari movement]] [[Category: Jamaican female singers]] [[Category: Jamaican people of Cuban descent]] [[Category: Jamaican Rastafarians]] [[Category: Jamaican reggae musicians]] [[Category: Jamaican reggae singers]] [[Category: Marley family|R]] [[Category: Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica]] [[Category: People