Bob Marley
Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (6 February 1945 - 11 May 1981) was the
lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Wailers (1964-1974) and
Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974-1981). He helped to popularize Jamaican music with
songs like "No Woman, No Cry", "Jamming", "One Love"
(named song of the millennium by The BBC), "Exodus", "Could You Be Loved",
"I Shot The Sheriff", "Redemption Song", "Stir It Up",
"Three Little Birds", "Buffalo Soldier",? "Iron Lion Zion". He has
been awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the UN (1978), the
Jamaican Order of Merit (1981), and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
(2001). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1994), and ranked
#11 in RS' list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (2004).
Discography
Studio albums
• The Wailing Wailers (1965; The Wailers)
• Soul Rebels (1970; The Wailers)
• Soul Revolution (1971; The Wailers)
• Soul Revolution Part II (1971; The Wailers)
• The Best of the Wailers (1971; The Wailers)
• Catch a Fire (1973; The Wailers)
• African Herbsman (1973; The Wailers)
• Burnin' (1973; The Wailers)
• Rasta Revolution (1974; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Natty Dread (1974; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Rastaman Vibration (1976; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Exodus (1977; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Kaya (1978; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Survival (1979; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Uprising (1980; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
• Confrontation (1983; Bob Marley & The Wailers)
Compilations
• Chances Are (1981)
• Legend (1984)
• Rebel Music (1986)
• The Birth of a Legend (1990)
• One Love at Studio One (1991)
• Songs of Freedom (1992)
• Simmer Down at Studio One (1994)
• Wailing Wailers at Studio One (1994)
• Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995)
• The Toughest (1996)
• Soul Almighty: The Formative Years Vol. 1 (1996)
• Black Progress: The Formative Years Vol. 2 (1997)
• Dreams Of Freedom: Ambient Translations in Dub (1997)
• Destiny: Rare Ska Sides from Studio One (1999)
• Wailers and Friends (1999)
• Rock to the Rock (1999)
• Chant Down Babylon (1999)
• Climb the Ladder (2000)
• One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001)
• Natty Rebel (2001)
• Shakedown: Marley Remix (2001)
• Bob Marley and The Wailers: Trenchtown Rock (Anthology '69-'78) (2002)
• Greatest Hits at Studio One (2003)
• Feel Alright (2004)
• Soul Rebels (2004)
• Soul Revolution Part II (2004)
• Upsetter Revolution Rhythm (2004)
• Universal Masters Collection (2004)
• Original Cuts (2004)
• 127 King Street (2004)
• Ammunition Dub Collection (2004)
• Grooving Kingston 12 (2004)
• Fy-Ah, Fy-Ah (2004)
• Gold (2005)
• Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (2005)
• Wail'N Soul'M Singles Selecta (2005)
• Man To Man (2005)
• One Love at Studio One (2006)
• Another Dance: Rarities from Studio One (2007)
• Roots, Rock, Remixed (2007)
Live Albums
• Live! (1975)
• Babylon by Bus (1978)
• Talkin' Blues (199)
• Live at the Roxy (2003)
Associated Acts
The Wailers: Junior Braithwaite • Beverley Kelso
• Bunny Wailer • Peter Tosh • Cherry Smith
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Aston Barrett • Earl Lindo
• Al Anderson • Carlton Barrett • Alvin Patterson
• Junior Marvin • Donald Kinsey • Tyrone Downie
I Threes: Rita Marley • Judy Mowatt • Marcia Griffiths
For more info about Bob Marley please see:
• Bob Marley Official web site
• Bob Marley at wikipedia.org
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