Bob Marley

Robert Nesta 'Bob' Marley is a jamaican vocalist. He was born on the 6th of  February 1945 and he died on the 11th of  May 1981. He is from Jamaica. His music is type reggae, rocksteady and ska. He could play on the rhythm guitar. He was in group called The Wailers. He has collaborated with such record labels as Beverley's, Studio One, Upsetter, Trojan, Island and Tuff Gong.

He has 12 children with Rita Marley: (Sharon (adopted), Cedella, David, Stephen, Stephanie), Pat Williams (Robert), Janet Hunt (Rohan), Janet Bowen (Karen), Lucy Pounder (Julian), Anita Belnavis (Ky-Mani), Cindy Breakspeare (Damian) and Yvette Crichton (Makeda). 

Marley got 12 awards and honors:

•1976: Band of the Year (Rolling Stone).

•June 1978: Awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations.

•February 1981: Awarded Jamaica's third highest honour, the Jamaican Order of Merit.

•March 1994: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

•1999: Album of the Century for Exodus by Time Magazine.

•February 2001: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

•February 2001: Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

•2004: Rolling Stone ranked him No.11 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

•"One Love" named song of the millennium by BBC.

•Voted as one of the greatest lyricists of all time by a BBC poll.

•2006: A blue plaque was unveiled at his first UK residence in Ridgmount Gardens, London, dedicated to him by Nubian Jak community trust and supported by Her Majesty's Foreign Office.

•2010: Catch a Fire inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Reggae Album).

Albums:

Studio albums: The Wailing Wailers (1965), Soul Rebels (1970), Soul Revolution (1971), The Best of the Wailers (1971),Catch a Fire (1973), Burnin' (1973), Natty Dread (1974), Rastaman Vibration (1976), Exodus (1977), Kaya (1978), Survival (1979), Uprising (1980), Confrontation (1983)

Live albums: Live! (1975), Babylon By Bus (1978)

I think that Bob Marley still is one of the best reggae singers. He invented reggae music and I am grateful because I very enjoy this music. My favourite Bob's song is: