1) Bob Marley was born in 1945 in Jamaica and grew up in poverty. He was introduced to music at a young age and began pursuing a career in music in his late teens. 2) In the 1960s, Marley formed the band The Wailing Wailers and began recording ska and rocksteady music that became popular in Jamaica. The band later renamed themselves The Wailers. 3) By the 1970s, The Wailers had become internationally known for their reggae music. Marley's songs spread messages of unity, freedom, and justice that resonated with audiences worldwide.

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2. The Life and Legacy of Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley BORN: February 6, 1945, St. Ann, Jamaica DIED: May 11, 1981, Miami, FL In the year 1944, Captain Norval Marley married a young Jamaican girl named Cedilla Booker. On February 6, 1945 at two thirty in the morning their son, Robert Nesta Marley was born in his grandfather's house. Soon after Bob was born his father left his mother. He did however give financial support and occasionally returned to see his son. It was now the late fifties, jobs were scarce in Jamaica, so Bob followed his mother from their home in St. Ann to Trench town (West Kingston) to seek employment in the big city. Trench town got it's name because it was built over a ditch which drained the sewage of old Kingston. In Trench town Bob spent a lot of his time with his good friend Neville Livingstone who people called by his nickname, Bunny. Also in the big city Bob was more exposed to the music which he had loved, including such greats as Fats Domino and Ray Charles. Bob and Bunny attended a music class together which was held by the famous Jamaican singer Joe Higgs. In that class they met Peter Macintosh and soon became good friends.