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born on February 06, 1945 in Jamaica had 27 different spies of insects he helped introduced reggae music to the world Nobody really knows what the word “reggae” means, or how it originated. and remains one of its most beloved artists to this day his mother was a black teenage and father was white he spent his early years in the rural village known as Nine Miles in the parish of St. Ann Bunny and Marley shared a love of the music his childhood friend Bunny inspired him to learn to play the guitar in the 1950's Marley lived in Trench Town, one of the city's poorest neighborhoods he struggled in poverty but found inspiration in the music around him Marley liked artists like Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, and the Drifters Marley and Bunny devoted much of their time to music under the guidance of Joe Higgs, Marley worked on improving his singing abilities he met another student of higgs, Peter Tosh who would play an important role in Marley's career a local record producer, Leslie Kong, liked Marley's vocals and had him record a few singles the first of which was "Judge NOt" released in 1962 while he did not fare well as a solo artist, Marley found some success joining forces with his friends. in 1963, Marley, Bunny, and Mclntosh formed the Wailing Waiters. first single, "Simmer Down" which went to the top of the Jamaican charts in Jan. 1964 the group also included Junior Braithwaite, Berverly Kelso, and Cherry Smith the group became popular in Jamaica, but had difficulty making it financially so Braithewaite, Kelso, and Smith left the group the remaining members drifted a part for a time. Marley went to the United States where his mother was now living However, before he left, he married Rita Anderson on February 10, 1966. After eight months, Marley returned to Jamaica He reunited with Livingston and McIntosh to form the Wailers Around this time, Marley was exploring his spiritual side and developing a growing interest in the Rastafarian movement. Both religious and political, the Rastafarian movement started in Jamaica in 1930s and drew its beliefs from many sources, including Jamaican-born black nationalist Marcus Garvey, the Old Testament, and their African heritage and culture. For a time in the late 1960s, Marley worked with pop singer Johnny Nash. Nash scored a hit with Marley's song, "Stir It Up," around the world. The Wailers also worked with producer Lee Perry during this era and some of their successful songs together included "Trench Town Rock," "Soul Rebel," and "Four Hundred Years."
 * BOb Marley - Singer, musician, songwriter**

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