May 11: 36 Years Rememebrance Of Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Rarely does one individual impact the world so much that nearly four decades after his death, he continues to influence several generations after him.

Bob Marley

Marley, a reggae singer from Jamaica, was and will always be extremely renowned, not only for his music but the soul and passion with which he did deliver his songs.

Bob Marley

Today marks the day that one of the greats of music, Bob Marley passed on. He died at 36 in Miami, Florida, on May 11, 1981 due to cancer.

Bob Marley Laughing

Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, musician and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim, blending mostly reggae, ska and rocksteady in his compositions.

Bob Marley

Some Fact About The Music Legend

1. Bob was only twenty one when he married a beautiful Sunday school teacher named Rita. Though married to her until his death, he fathered around twenty kids with other women. He could apparently identify his children because of the way they spoke.

2. He believed that smoking weed makes you free.

3. May 11 is now globally recognized as Bob Marley’s Day. A day observed by playing only the songs of the reggae maestro and showcasing the Rastafarian root culture

4. His final words to his son Ziggy before he died of cancer at the age of 36 were “Money can’t buy life.”

5. He was raised Catholic, but converted to Rastafari in the 1960’s.

6. In 1976 A few days before the Smile Jamaica Concert, a gunman broke into Bob’s house and shot him in the arm. Bob still performed at the concert not wanting to give the gunman the benefit of the doubt. The gunman is still unknown.