Nesta Robert (Bob) Marley (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981) . He is a reggae artist from Jamaika.He is owner of more than 130 records and hunderds of reggae songs.According to almost of all people he is the legend of this music type.When he was 5 , his mother decided to move to Kingstoın and Bob and his best friend Bunny Livingston lived in there.Bob and Bunny had strived to be succesful music since those years.He started music as professional with "The Wailers".

Their first hit is "Simme Down". After Bob left "The Wailers" and helped "The I-Three" about music.Then he published a lot of singles like "Catch a Fire", "Burnin", "Natty Dread". He had a lot of fans in Germany and England.So he gare the international musician in world.And he gained respect from everyone by his humanity and kindness.He styled his hair in "Rasta" because of his religion.However "Rasta" hair style is only fashion today Bob Marley was against this.This hair style's real name is Dreadlock but everyone knows it as "Rasta".In 1977, when he was playing football.He got injured his toe.Because of this he got "Melanoma" (skin disease) . And his toe had to be cut.But he didn't want it.According to Rastafarianizm belief , they must die one piece.

In 1981 his ilness became worse.And when he returned his own country to live to his last days there, his condition was critical.Because of this his plane landed on Miami.And on 11 May 1981 morning he died at the age of 36.His last words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy the life."

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