BOB MARLEY
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On February 6, 1945,
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Jamaican legend was born. His name was Robert Nesta Marley, affectionately called 'Bob'.
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son of Captain Norval Marley and
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young Jamaican girl Cedalla Booker, Bob grew up in
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hills of Nine Miles, St. Ann, north of Jamaica. His move to Trench Town (western Kingston) in his early teens, started
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journey on
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road to his phenomenal musical success. With his friend Neville Livingston ('Bunny'), they enrolled in
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music class tutored by
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famous Jamaican singer, Joe Higgs. There they met Peter MacIntosh and
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three became close friends. At sixteen, he was introduced to
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local record producer Leslie Kong and he recorded his first single "Judge Not" which was not successful. After this failure Bob and Bunny came together with other friends to form
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group - Wailing Wailers. Then in partnership with producer Clemet Dodd, their first song, "Simmer Down" was recorded. This became
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hit in Jamaica largely due to
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popularity of Ska music at that time.
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