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Bob Marley: Smile Jamaica
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Bob Marley was born February 6th, 1945, in the parish of St Ann's in Jamaica. "I don't stand for the black man's side, I don't stand for the white man's side, I stand for God's side." Those are the words of Bob Marley. He was in fact quite religious. That's partially the reason he died. He refused to have a cancer infected toe amputated due to religion.
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Bob Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), born Robert Nesta Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He was the most widely known writer and performer of reggae, and more specificaly roots reggae. He is famous for popularising the genre outside of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Much of his music dealt with the struggles of the impoverished and/or powerless.
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"Simmer Down"caused a sensation in Jamaica and Bob Marley and The Wailers began recording regularly for coxsone Dodd's Studio One company. The group's music ... found new themes, identifying with the Rude Boy street rebels in the Kingson Slums. Jamaican music had found a tough, urban stance.
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Rising from the shantytowns of Kingston, Jamaica, Bob Marley nearly single-handedly put Jamaican music on the map. While other acts such as The Skatalites, Desmond Dekker, The Maytals had limited success in America and Europe, Marley became a card-carrying rock star -- the first third-world rock icon, and reigned until his death in 1981.
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Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley (February 6, 1945- May 11, 1981) was an important Jamaican musician in the 1970s and 1980s. He made the style of Reggae music very popular all over the world. Before him Reggae was almost only known about in Jamaica. His music told stories of his home, and the Rastafarian religion he followed. Some songs were about religion and some songs were about politics.
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The worldwide icon of reggae, Bob Marley was the first artist to bring the music and stories of Jamaica to the outside world. His music tells the tales of poverty, hardship, and spirituality that is an integral part of Jamaican culture.
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