Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer and songwriter known for his messages of love, peace, and equality. He was of mixed black and white heritage. Some of his most famous songs include "No Woman No Cry" and "Three Little Birds." Marley's music career was cut short when a football injury led to the discovery of cancer that ultimately caused his death.

1. Bob Marley

2. A little about himself
· He was a mixture of races, his mother was black and his father white. Although he
didn't feel as such and believed himself an icon of the rastafari and the negro
community.
· His father died at a young age, and this marked his childhood.
· In his songs he would talk about love, peace and a better life.
· He loved playing football but when he got ill he wasn't able to play anymore,
despite being really good at it.
· A 1977 football injury led doctors to discover a malignant melanoma in Marley’s
toe. They recommended amputation, but he refused for religious reasons. The
tumour then spread, which ultimately caused his death.

3. Some of his songs
His songs talked about love, what peacefulness felt like, about living life
calmly and enjoying it, but always about equality and an ideal world,
something we haven't seemed to achieve yet.
Some of his most known songs are:
· No woman no cry
· Three little birds
· One love

4. Interesting facts
· Bob Marley’s original name was Nesta Robert Marley but his middle and first
name were swapped around to preserve his masculinity after a comment was
made that Nesta was seen as a girl’s name.
· From the age of four it was discovered Bob Marley could read palms..
· After being arrested for possession of marijuana, the singer spent a month in
prison, during which time he met many prisoners that he formed strong
relationships with and helped him with his song's messages
· The record label Tuff Gong was set up by Bob. It was named after his self-
made nickname.
· When Bob was terminally ill he wanted to end his days in Jamaica, but
unfortunately, on the Germany to Jamaica journey, didn’t make it past Miami.
Ever the romantic, he was buried on home turf along with a soccer ball, his
Gibson Les Paul guitar, and a bud of marijuana.

5. THE END