Bob Marley

Biography

Reggae’s most transcendent and iconic body, Bob Marley was the initial Jamaican artist to attain international superstardom, along the way introducing the music of his local island nation towards the far-flung sides of the world. Marley’s music provided voice towards the day-to-day challenges from the Jamaican knowledge, vividly capturing not merely the plight from the country’s impoverished and oppressed but additionally the devout spirituality that continues to be their way to obtain strength. His music of beliefs, devotion, and trend made a legacy that is constantly on the live on not merely with the music of his expanded family but additionally through years of artists around the world handled by his genius. Robert Nesta Marley was created Feb 6, 1945, in rural St. Ann’s Parish, Jamaica; the kid of the middle-aged white dad and teenaged dark mother, he still left house at 14 to go after a music profession in Kingston, learning to be a pupil of regional vocalist and devout Rastafarian Joe Higgs. He cut his first one, “Judge Not really,” in 1962 for Leslie Kong, severing ties using the famed manufacturer soon after more than a financial dispute. In 1963 Marley teamed with fellow performers Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston, Junior Braithwaite, Beverly Kelso, and Cherry Smith to create the vocal group the Teens; later on rechristened the Wailing Rudeboys and later on this is the Wailers, they authorized on with maker Coxsone Dodd’s famous Studio room One and documented their debut, “I’m Still Waiting around.” When Braithwaite and Smith exited the Wailers, Marley assumed business lead vocal responsibilities, and in early 1964 the group’s follow-up, “Simmer Down,” topped the Jamaican graphs. Some singles including “Allow Him Proceed (Rude Boy Obtain Gail),” “Dance Sneakers,” “Jerk with time,” “Who Feels It Understands It,” and “What Am I to accomplish” adopted, and in every, the Wailers documented some 70 songs for Dodd before disbanding in 1966. On Feb 10 of this yr, Marley wedded Rita Anderson, a vocalist within the group the Soulettes; she later on enjoyed achievement as an associate from the vocal trio the I-Threes. Marley after that spent the greater area of the calendar year employed in a stock in Newark, DE, the house of his mom since 1963. Upon time for Jamaica that Oct, Marley re-formed the Wailers with Livingston and Tosh, launching “Flex Down Low” independently short-lived Wail ‘N’ Spirit ‘M label; at the moment all three associates started devoting themselves towards the teachings from the Rastafari beliefs, a cornerstone of Marley’s lifestyle and music until his loss of life. From 1968, the Wailers documented an abundance of new materials for manufacturer Danny Sims before teaming the next calendar year with manufacturer Lee “Nothing” Perry; supported by Perry’s home music group, the Upsetters, the trio trim several classics, including “My Glass,” “Duppy Conqueror,” “Spirit Almighty,” and “Little Axe,” which fused effective vocals, clever rhythms, and visionary creation to place the groundwork for a lot of the Jamaican music within their wake. Upsetters bassist Aston “Family members Guy” Barrett and his drummer sibling Carlton soon joined up with the Wailers full-time, and in 1971 the group founded another unbiased label, Tuff Gong, launching a small number of singles before putting your signature on to Chris Blackwell’s Isle Records a calendar year afterwards. 1973’s Capture a Fireplace, the Wailers’ Isle debut, was the to begin their albums released beyond Jamaica, and instantly earned world-wide acclaim; the follow-up, Burnin’, released the monitor “I Shot the Sheriff,” a high Ten strike for Eric Clapton in 1974. Using the Wailers poised for stardom, nevertheless, both Livingston and Tosh stop the group to go after solo professions; Marley after that earned the I-Threes, which furthermore to Rita Marley contains performers Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The brand new lineup proceeded to tour the entire world prior to liberating their 1975 breakthrough recording Natty Dread, rating their 1st U.K. Best 40 hit using the traditional “No Female, No Cry.” Sellout displays in the London Lyceum, where Marley performed to racially combined crowds, yielded the outstanding Live! later on that yr, and with the achievement of 1976’s Rastaman Vibration, which strike the very best Ten within the U.S., it became more and more apparent that his music acquired carved its niche inside the pop mainstream. As great as Marley’s popularity had grown beyond Jamaica, in the home he was seen as a amount of nearly mystical proportions, a poet and prophet whose every phrase had the country’s collective hearing. His power was regarded as a risk in a few quarters, and on Dec 3, 1976, he was wounded within an assassination attempt; the ordeal compelled Marley to keep Jamaica for over per year. 1977’s Exodus was his biggest record up to now, generating the strikes “Jamming,” “Waiting around in Vain,” and “One Like/People PREPARE YOURSELF”; Kaya was another smash, highlighted with the beautiful “Is normally This Like” and “Satisfy My Spirit.” Another traditional live day, Babylon by Bus, preceded the discharge of 1979’s Survival. 1980 loomed as Marley’s biggest yr however, kicked off by way of a concert within the recently liberated Zimbabwe; a tour from the U.S. was announced, but even though running in New York’s Central Recreation area he collapsed, and it had been discovered he experienced cancer that got pass on to his mind, lungs, and liver organ. Uprising was the ultimate recording released in Marley’s life time — he passed away Might 11, 1981, at age group 36. Posthumous attempts including 1983’s Confrontation, the best-selling 1984 retrospective Tale, as well as the 2012 documentary Marley held the man’s music alive, and his renown continuing to grow within the years pursuing his loss of life — even years after the reality, he remains associated with reggae’s world-wide reputation. Within the wake of her husband’s transferring, Rita Marley have scored a solo strike with “One Pull,” but regardless of the following achievement of singles “MOST ARE Known as” and “Play Play,” she got mainly withdrawn from carrying out to spotlight raising her kids by the middle-’80s. Oldest boy David, better referred to as Ziggy, continued to score substantial pop success because the leader from the Melody Manufacturers, a Marley family members group made up of siblings Cedella, Stephen, and Sharon; their 1988 sole “Tomorrow People” was a high 40 U.S. strike, a feat actually Bob himself under no circumstances accomplished. Additional Marley kids — including Damian, Julian, and Ky-Mani — pursued professions in music aswell.

Quick Facts

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#	Fact
1	Bob's home for his music publishing for 10 years, most of his writing life, was Cayman Music, run by Danny Sims and Johnny Nash who also signed Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer as well as many of Jamaica's most prominent artists and writers of the time.
2	He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
3	His mother, Cedella (Malcolm), who was of African descent, was born in Jamaica, to Alberta Willoughby and Omeriah Malcolm. His father, Norval Sinclair Marley, was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, to Ellen Bloomfield and Albert Thomas Marley, who had English ancestry.
4	Was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2001).
5	The City of New York renamed a portion of Church Avenue from Remsen Avenue to 98th Street in Brooklyn Bob Marley Boulevard (2006).
6	Was taught to play the guitar by Peter Tosh.
7	One of the personalities mentioned in the song "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Hamilton Bohannon, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow, Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly and Robbie) and Robbie Shakespeare (as Sly and Robbie).
8	Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture (11 November 2004).
9	Tuff Gong was his nickname, given to him due to his reputed physical strength. Later, Marley started his own music production company and named it Tuff Gong.
10	Lived in Germany for a few months in 1981 for treatment for his cancer.
11	His youngest child, a daughter named Makeda, was born to Yvette Anderson 11 days after he died.
12	During the last months of his life, he suffered from very serious seizures.
13	Was named by his father Nesta Robert Marley after his brother who, when Bob was just born, wanted to adopt him.
14	Was an avid and passionate footballer.
15	Was a Rastafarian.
16	The lyrics of his song "War" is a speech given in the United Nations by the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
17	Was given a state funeral in Jamaica.
18	Suffered from a form of skin cancer called malignant melanoma, which is not common among black people. It's widely believed that Marley got this form of skin cancer because his father was white.
19	Refused amputation of his cancer-affected toe due to his religious beliefs.
20	Lived in the United States shortly in 1966.
21	It was announced that his wife plans to have his remains exhumed and moved to Ethiopia (January 2005).
22	Following the attempt on his life, he left Jamaica and lived in England between 1976 and 1978. In England he did not live with his wife Rita, but with Jamaican beauty queen Cindy Breakspeare. In fact, the song "Turn Your Lights Down Low" was written for her. They had a son together, Damian Marley.
23	His song 'Rasta Man Chant' is a traditional Rastafarian chant, known to every adherent of the faith.
24	Considered by many to be the first superstar from the Third World.
25	Was voted the third greatest lyricist of all time by BBC News Online users, following Bob Dylan and John Lennon (May 2001).
26	Was arrested in England for possession of a joint of a marijuana.
27	His album 'Exodus' was chosen by Time magazine as the greatest album of the 20th century.
28	Son of Cedella Marley.
29	He was voted the 11th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
30	His song "One Love" has been used extensively for Jamaican tourism commercials.
31	Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
32	Born to Norval Sinclair Marley (1895-1955), a Jamaican Marine officer and captain of Welsh descent, who later became a plantation overseer, and his wife Cedella Marley.
33	He is buried in a crypt at Nine Miles, near his birthplace, with his Gibson Les Paul Guitar, a soccer ball, a cannabis bud, and a Bible.
34	His granddaughter Selah Louise was born on 18 November 1998.
35	His grandson Zion David was born on 3 August 1997.
36	A vegetarian.
37	His posthumously released anthology collection "Legend" is one of the highest selling "greatest hits" recordings by a solo artist.
38	His albums are in the process of digital remastering and are being re-released with additional material such as alternate versions and unused demos.
39	Survived an assassination attempt, receiving minor injuries in the chest and arm (December 1976).
40	Is father, with his wife Rita of Sharon Marley Prendergast (adopted), Cedella Marley, Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley, and Stephanie (possibly adopted). He also had seven illegitimate children Rohan (b. 1972) (with Janet Dunn/Hunt), Robbie (b. 1972) (with Pat/Lucille Williams), Karen (b. 1973) (with Janet Bowen), Julian Marley (with Lucy Pounder), Damian Marley (with Cindy Breakspeare), Ky-Mani Marley (with Anita Belnavis) and Makeda Jahnesta who was born to Yvette Anderson/Crichton 11 days after he died in 1981.
41	Marley was awarded the International Peace Medal by the African delegation to the United Nations in 1978. He was also an official guest at Zimbabwe's independence celebration two years later, an honor Marley was quoted as saying was the highest he'd ever received.



Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
The X Factor	2015	TV Series 1 episode
The Voice	2015	TV Series writer - 3 episodes
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World	2015	TV Movie documentary writer: "Sunday Shining" - uncredited
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2015	TV Series music - 1 episode
Ochéntame... otra vez		TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Independent Lens	2015	TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Strange Magic	2015	writer: "Three Little Birds", "Three Little Birds Dark Forest Version", "Three Little Birds Reprise", "Three Little Birds Encore"
Samba	2014	performer: "Waiting in Vain" / writer: "Waiting in Vain"
Tu cara me suena - Argentina	2014	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Guapas	2014	TV Series writer - 1 episode
La Marató 2013	2013	TV Movie writer: "Un cor"
Divendres	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
La força de la vida. El making of del disc i del llibre de La Marató	2013	TV Movie writer: "Un cor"
Rude Tube	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Voice of the Philippines	2013	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
Malhação	2013	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Despicable Me 2	2013	writer: "Jamming"
Levenslied		TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013
A Horror Sci-Fi Picture: Director's Cut	2013	Video short writer: "Iron Lion Zion"
My Mad Fat Diary		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards	2013	TV Special writer: "Could You Be Loved"
Bank Roll	2012	writer: "Stand Alone"
The Possession	2012/I	writer: "Rastaman Chant" - uncredited
Touch		TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2012 music - 1 episode, 2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	2010-2012	TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Dancing with the Stars	2012	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Smash	2012	TV Series writer - 1 episode
No me la puc treure del cap		TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2012 performer - 1 episode, 2012
Marley	2012	Documentary performer: "Judge Not", "Stir It Up", "Teenager in Love" uncredited / writer: "Exodus", "High Tide or Low Tide", "Trench Town Rock", "Soul Rebel", "Judge Not", "This Train", "Duppy Conqueror", "Simmer Down", "Kaya", "Put It On", "Mellow Mood", "Don't Rock My Boat", "One Love", "Run For Cover", "It's Alright", "Bend Down Low", "Small Axe", "Stir It Up", "Corner Stone Jah Is Mighty Alternate", "Get Up Stand Up", "Concrete Jungle", "Jamming", "Kinky Reggae", "No Sympathy", "Burnin' and
Banda sonora		TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2007 - 2012 writer - 2 episodes, 2009 - 2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	2012	writer: "Three Little Birds"
Showboaters	2011	TV Series writer - 2 episodes
A Horror Sci-Fi Picture	2011	Video short writer: "Iron Lion Zion"
Eureka		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011
Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers	2011	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars	2011	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2011	TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Hellcats	2011	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Just Go with It	2011	writer: "Is This Love", "Waiting in Vain"
Bieber Fever	2010/II	Short performer: "Stir It Up" / writer: "Stir It Up"
Glee	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Fire in Babylon	2010	Documentary performer: "Get Up Stand Up", "Could You Be Loved" / writer: "Get up, Stand up", "Get Up Stand Up", "Could You Be Loved"
Neue Vahr Süd	2010	TV Movie performer: "Jammin'" / writer: "Jammin'"
This Is England '86	2010	TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
Todd's Pop Song Reviews	2010	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
Ramona and Beezus	2010	writer: "Three Little Birds"
20 to 1		TV Series documentary writer - 4 episodes, 2006 - 2010 performer - 3 episodes, 2006 - 2010
Shrek Forever After	2010	writer: "One Love"
90210	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Memòries de la tele		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
The Contender Australia	2010	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Street Music	2009	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Jenseits der Mauer	2009	TV Movie performer: "Is This Love", "Jammin'" / writer: "Is This Love", "Jammin'"
Mörder auf Amrum	2009	TV Movie performer: "I Shot The Sheriff" / writer: "I Shot The Sheriff"
Funny People	2009	writer: "Three Little Birds"
Marley & Me	2008	writer: "One Love"
Pineapple Express	2008	writer: "Time Will Tell"
Grand Theft Auto IV	2008	Video Game writer: "Concrete Jungle The Unreleased Original Jamaican Version", "Pimper's Paradise", "Satisfy My Soul", "Wake Up & Live Parts 1 & 2" / writer: "So Much Trouble in the World", "Stand Up Jamrock" - as B. Marley
Fool's Gold	2008/I	writer: "Could You Be Loved"
Shine a Light	2008	Documentary writer: "Exodus"
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday	2008	Documentary performer: "So Jah Seh", "Zion Train", "Exodus", "We & Dem", "Jah Live", "Iron Lion Zion", "Blackman Redemption", "Conquering Lion", "Forever Loving Jah", "Zimbabwe", "Positive Vibration", "War/No More Trouble", "Coming in from the Cold", "Selassie Is the Chappel", "Pass It On" / writer: "Roots, Rock, Reggae", "Zion Train", "Africa Unite", "Exodus", "We & Dem", "Get Up, Stand Up", "Jah Live", "Iron Lion Zion", "Blackman Redemption", "Forever Loving Jah", "Zimbabwe", "War/No More Trou
I Am Legend	2007	writer: "Three Little Birds", "I Shot the Sheriff", "Stir It Up", "Redemption Song", "Three Little Birds" uncredited
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster	2007	writer: "I Shot The Sheriff"
Evan Almighty	2007	writer: "One Love"
Perfect Stranger	2007	performer: "Stir It Up" / writer: "Stir It Up"
Knocked Up	2007	writer: "Put It On"
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten	2007	Documentary performer: "Small Axe"
My Name Is Earl	2005-2007	TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2	2006	Video Game performer: "Is This Love" / writer: "Is This Love"
Catch a Fire	2006	performer: "Could You Be Loved", "Exodus Dreams of Freedom Bill Laswell Mix" / writer: "Could You Be Loved", "Exodus Dreams of Freedom Bill Laswell Mix"
Cover Art	2006	TV Series short writer - 1 episode
Boston Legal	2006	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Get Rich or Die Tryin'	2005	"Window Shopper"
The Big Empty	2005	Short performer: "Coming in from the Cold"
In Her Shoes	2005	performer: "Three Little Birds" 1977 / writer: "Three Little Birds" 1977, "Is This Love" 1978
History Detectives		TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005
Lost		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005
Idol	2005	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Wire		TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2004
After the Sunset	2004	writer: "Mellow Mood", "Put It On"
Shark Tale	2004	performer: "Three Little Birds" / writer: "Three Little Birds"
Peace One Day	2004	Documentary performer: "No More Trouble" / writer: "No More Trouble"
Idols!	2004	TV Series writer - 1 episode
50 First Dates	2004	writer: "Could You Be Loved", "Is This Love"
Along Came Polly	2004	performer: "JAMMIN" / writer: "JAMMIN"
In the Cut	2003	writer: "Waiting in Vain"
Stander	2003	writer: "Buffalo Soldier"
Canadian Idol	2003	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball	2003	Video Game performer: "Is This Love" Ending Theme
The Sopranos	2002	TV Series writer - 1 episode
I'm with Lucy	2002	performer: "The Sun Is Shining Island Mix" / writer: "The Sun Is Shining Island Mix"
Blue Crush	2002	performer: "Could You Be Loved"/"And Be Loved" Film Edit / writer: "Could You Be Loved"/"And Be Loved" Film Edit
Ghiblies: Episode 2	2002	Video short performer: "No Woman No Cry"
Robin Williams Live on Broadway	2002	TV Special documentary "One Love"
Gilberto Gil - Kaya N'Gandaya	2002	writer: "Tempo Só Time Will Tell", "Three Little Birds", "Eleve-se Alto ao Céu Lively Up Yourself", "Buffalo Soldier", "One Drop", "Turn Your Lights Down Low", "Waiting in Vain", "Kaya N'Gan Daya Kaya", "Is This Love"
Changing Lanes	2002	"Waiting in Vain" 1977
Ali G Indahouse	2002	as Marley, "OH YEAH"
Shottas	2002	performer: "Coming In From The Cold" / writer: "Coming In From The Cold", "Catch A Fire"
Roswell	2002	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Sopa de Cabra, l'última cançó	2002	TV Movie documentary writer: "Guerra"
How High	2001	performer: "Jammin" / writer: "Jammin"
Serendipity	2001	writer: "Waiting In Vain"
Liberté-Oléron	2001	writer: "Jammin'"
Life and Debt	2001	Documentary performer: "One Love", "Work", "Three Little Birds" / writer: "One Love", "Work", "Three Little Birds", "One Love" The Wailers Original Version, "One Love / People Get Ready", "Zimbabwe"
The Perfect Storm	2000	performer: "No Woman, No Cry"
Come Undone	2000	writer: "Could You Be Loved"
The Simpsons	1997-2000	TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The '70s	2000	TV Movie writer: "Three Little Birds" - uncredited
The Beach	2000/I	writer: "Redemption Song"
Boiler Room	2000	performer: "Keepin' the Faith" / writer: "Keepin' the Faith"
Our Song	2000	writer: "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
The Bachelor	1999	performer: "Could You Be Loved" / writer: "Could You Be Loved"
The Best Man	1999	performer: "Turn Your Lights Down Low" / writer: "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
Lake Placid	1999	writer: "Is This Love"
Friends	1999	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Around the Fire	1998	writer: "Wake Up And Live"
The Eternal	1998	writer: "Johnny Was"
How Stella Got Her Groove Back	1998	writer: "Put It On", "Could You Be Loved"
Six Days Seven Nights	1998	performer: "No Woman No Cry", "Is This Love" / writer: "Is This Love"
Esrim plus	1998	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Daria	1997	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Mystery Science Theater 3000	1993-1997	TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Fathers' Day	1997	writer: "Simmer Down"
Welcome to Sarajevo	1997	writer: "So Much Trouble In The World"
Dangerous Ground	1997	performer: "Natural Mystic" / writer: "Natural Mystic"
Eric Clapton: Live in Hyde Park	1997	TV Movie documentary writer: "I Shot the Sheriff"
Get on the Bus	1996	writer: "Redemption Song"
EastEnders	1996	TV Series writer - 1 episode
MTV Star Trax	1996	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Chain Reaction	1996	writer: "One Love", "One Love" uncredited
Le garçu	1995	"IS THIS LOVE"
Kicking and Screaming	1995	writer: "Buffalo Soldier"
Strange Days	1995	performer: "Three Little Birds" / writer: "Three Little Birds"
Go Now	1995	performer: "One Drop", "No Woman No Cry" / writer: "One Drop"
The Word Universe: A Journey to West Africa	1995	Documentary writer: "Africa Unite"
La Haine	1995	performer: "Burnin' and Lootin'" / writer: "Burnin' and Lootin'"
Top of the Pops		TV Series writer - 11 episodes, 1977 - 1978 performer - 9 episodes, 1977 - 1978 arranger - 1 episode, 1995
In the Name of the Father	1993	performer: "Is This Love" / writer: "Is This Love"
Cool Runnings	1993	writer: "Stir It Up"
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer	1992	Documentary writer: "Get Up, Stand Up For Your Rights" - as Marley
Saturday Night Live	1980-1992	TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Captain Ron	1992	writer: "STIR IT UP", "JAMMIN'"
Sjans	1992	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	1991	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Queens Logic	1991	writer: "Stir it Up"
I Love You to Death	1990	writer: "Could You Be Loved"
The Cream of Eric Clapton	1990	Video documentary writer: "I Shot the Sheriff"
The Mighty Quinn	1989	writer: " I'M HURTING INSIDE"
Clara's Heart	1988	writer: "Jamming"
Sirppi ja kitara	1988	Documentary writer: "Get Up, Stand Up"
The Telephone	1988	performer: "One Love/People Get Ready" / writer: "One Love/People Get Ready"
Eddie Murphy: Raw	1987	Documentary "Could You Be Loved", "I Shot The Sheriff"
Miami Vice	1984-1987	TV Series performer - 2 episodes
Club Paradise	1986	writer: "Guava Jelly", "Three Little Birds"
Loose Ends	1986	TV Movie writer: "I Shot the Sheriff"
WKRP in Cincinnati	1979-1982	TV Series writer - 4 episodes
Portrait of a Hitman	1979	lyrics: "Exodus" / music: "Exodus"
The Most Valuable Pussy	1975	writer: "Stir It Up" - uncredited
Breakdown	1974	writer: "War" - uncredited
Vinyl	2016	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Great Everything & the Nothing	2016	performer: "Work/Could You Be Loved?"

Composer

Composer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Vill så gärna tro	1971	co-composer

Music Department

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bob Marley Freedom Road	2007	Documentary composer: theme music

Thanks

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre		special thanks filming
Pimp Bobby	2013	TV Series in memory of
Vixen Highway 2006: It Came from Uranus!	2010	special thanks
Beavis and Butt-Head	1994	Video Game special thanks
Caribbean Nights: The Bob Marley Story	1982	Documentary special thanks

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mt. Zion	2013		Himself
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend	2011	Documentary	Bob Marley
Bob Marley: The Legend Live	2003	Video documentary	Himself - Vocals / Rhythm Guitar
American Masters	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Bob Marley: Sun Is Shining - The Remixes	1999	Video	Himself
Classic Albums: Bob Marley & the Wailers - Catch a Fire	1999	Video documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Bob Marley Live in Concert	1998	Documentary	Himself
The History of Rock 'n' Roll	1995	TV Series documentary	Himself
Time Will Tell	1992	Documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Bob Marley Story	1984	Documentary	Himself
Land of Look Behind	1982	Documentary	Himself (with The Wailers)
Bob Marley	1981	Documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Reggae Sunsplash	1980	Documentary
Heartland Reggae	1980	Documentary	Himself
Rockpalast	1980	TV Series	Himself
La deuxième femme	1978		Himself
Top of the Pops	1977-1978	TV Series	Himself
Beats of the Heart: Roots Rock Reggae	1977	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Roots Rock Reggae	1977	Documentary	Himself
Rock Concert	1977	TV Series	Himself
The Midnight Special	1977	TV Series	Himself
All You Need Is Love	1977	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Old Grey Whistle Test	1973	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Livicated		Documentary post-production	Himself
Guitar Man	2015/I	Documentary	Himself
Ochéntame... otra vez	2015	TV Series documentary	Himself
2nd Independent Video Film Festival of Youtube 2014	2014	TV Movie	Himself
Tu cara me suena - Argentina	2013-2014	TV Series	Himself
Bob Marley: Giant	2014	Documentary short	Himself
Exit Through the Museum	2012	Short
Tracks	2012	TV Series documentary	Himself
Marley	2012	Documentary	Himself
Banda sonora	2007-2012	TV Series	Himself
Top of the Pops: The Story of 1977	2012	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)
La Viola	2011	TV Series	Himself
Music Nuggets	2011	TV Series	Himself
Fire in Babylon	2010	Documentary	Himself
Memòries de la tele	2010	TV Series	Himself
Damian Marley: Beautiful	2009	Video short	Himself
Sputnik	2008	TV Series	Himself
Sauvages seventies	2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry	2008	Documentary
20 to 1	2006-2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday	2008	Documentary	Himself
Bob Marley Freedom Road	2007	Documentary	Lead
Arena	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
U2: Window in the Skies	2007	Video short	Himself
Top of the Pops	1977-2005	TV Series	Himself
Out of Africa: Heroes and Icons	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
SingStar Party	2004	Video Game	Himself
Bob Marley: Spiritual Journey	2004	TV Movie	Himself
Impact: Songs That Changed the World	2003	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Get Up, Stand Up	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Greatest	2003	TV Series documentary	Herself
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican Music	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
Sendung ohne Namen	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux	2002		Himself (uncredited)
The Old Grey Whistle Test at 30	2001	TV Special	Himself
Piñero	2001		Himself (uncredited)
Top Ten	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Marley Magic	1996	Video documentary	Himself
MTV Star Trax	1996	TV Series	Himself
Memories of 1970-1991	1991	TV Series documentary	Himself
Redemption Song	1991	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Bob Marley and the Wailers: Live! At the Rainbow	1991	Video documentary	Himself
Biography	1987	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Rock 'n' Roll Years	1987	TV Series	Himself
Caribbean Nights: The Bob Marley Story	1982	Documentary	Himself
Rock On	1982	TV Movie	Himself

Won awards

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2001	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Recording	Awarded posthumously on February 6, 2001at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.



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#	Quote
1	My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.
2	[on marijuana] Herb? Herb is a plant. Herb is so good for everything. Why these people who want to do so much good for everyone, who call themselves government and this and that, why them say you must not use the herb? You see, them say you must not use the herb because it makes you a rebel. Against what?
3	[on politics] Well, everything is political. I will never be a politician or even think political. Me just deal with life and nature. That is the greatest thing to me.
4	I no have education. I have inspiration. If I was educated I would be a damn fool.
5	Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet.
6	I have a BMW. But only because BMW stands for Bob Marley and The Wailers, and not because I need an expensive car.
7	My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.



#	Trademark
1	Gibson Epiphone
2	Started every performance by proclaiming the divinity of Jah Rastafari
3	Always had his hair in dreadlocks



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