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An early look at Bob Marley

Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945 Full name being, Robert Nesta Marley

The beginning

1962 Bob recorded his first songs, Judge Not, Terror and one more cup of coffee

In 1963 Bob Marley and the Wailers were formed together as a band.

A PART OF BOBS WORLD Political violence in Bobs hometown was

a huge foundation for his music 1970 was the year the album Soul

Rebels was released in production with the band The Upsetters

WHEN THE ROAD CHANGES Catch Fire was the next great release in

1973 Island records released their next album

“Burnin” in the same year.

Natty Dread released in 1975 was on a whole new level

This was a time things were starting to mellow for Bobs life.

Rastaman Vibrations was Bobs next great album

Smile Jamaica concert, December 5th 1976

The song he chose that day was “War” A perfect song for the violence that was around him.

Time for a change with spiritual and political concerns Exodus was

released in 1977 Kaya was released

in 1978

The final album

The end of an amazing road for a great influential man.

A great reward for a great man With all that Bob had

done and all his great achievements he was awarded Jamaica’s third highest honor, The Order of the Merit

REDEMPTION SONG FROM “UPRISING”

This songs talks about being free from forms of government slavery and that nobody can free our mind of what is being put in our thoughts and surrounding us daily but ourselves. This song was Bobs last single before his death in May of 1981. It has meaning to his spiritual way of life and what he believed in. www.songfacts.com Bobs songs will always have truth and all his heart and beliefs put into every one of them. The soft music and the mellow tone of this song is almost in a defeat sound but Bob would not let it go there. He shows his emotions in this song and they are so strong.

BUFFALO SOLDIER FROM “LEGENDS”This song can be given credit to the black soldiers of the African American Calvary www.songfacts.com African Americans were used to fight for the land to give back to the Native Americans so that civilized white people could live there. It ironic how this song sings about being civilized when the black men were Stolen from Africa” www.elyrics.net Bob always sings the truth in his songs. The fight the buffalo soldiers did for the war was a lot more than what they get credit for. He wants people to know the history and where they are coming from and to know their backgrounds cause everybody came from something great.

COULD YOU BE LOVED FROM “UPRISING”

Bob wanted to be a part of the bigger music world when it came to the states. He wanted to give the American people something they could relate too and a sound they would love. Bob wants people to understand love and if you dare take the chance on love. This song was written in 1979. There is a part in the song that is from his first single “Judge” http://www.bobmarley.com/ (The road of life is rocky and you may stumble too, so while you point your fingers someone else is judging you). It shows that you can love anybody you want but don’t judge another person for doing the same thing.Love will always be on our life's if we let it so don’t let anybody take that away from you. Don’t let people change you and make you somebody else.

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