Express Newspapers, Getty ImagesJamaican reggae musician Bob Marley performs on stage, a microphone in his hand, late 1970s.
Gary Merrin, Getty ImagesReggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley in concert in 1973.- Keystone, Getty ImagesBob Marley the Jamaican born singer, guitarist and composer in concert in 1975.
- Keystone, Getty ImagesJamaican reggae star Bob Marley in 1980.
- Gary Merrin, Keystone,Getty Imagessinger, Bob Marley in concert. (Photo by Gary Merrin/Keystone/Getty Images)
- Maurice Hibberd, Evening Standard/Getty ImagesReggae star, singer-songwriter Bob Marley (1945 - 1981) outside Marylebone Magistrates Court in London, 1977 where he was fined for possession of cannabis. (Photo by Maurice Hibberd/Evening Standard/Getty Images)
- The Associated PressJamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley practices his football skills at a soccer field in Paris, France, on May 10, 1977. Marley and friends were due to play in a friendly match against French personalities, but due to bad weather the match was cancelled. (AP Photo)
- The Associated PressJamaican reggae singer Bob Marley is shown performing in 1979. The location is not known. (AP Photo)
- The Associated PressOur file picture from 1981 shows famous Reggae singer Bob Marley, who died of cancer on May 11, 1981. (AP Photo)
- Str, The Associated PressJamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley and his backing group The Wailers perform in front of an audience of 40,000 during a festival concert of Reggae in Paris, France, on July 4, 1980.
- Str, The Associated PressJamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley performs in front of an audience of 40,000 during a festival concert of Reggae in Paris, France, on July 4, 1980.
- The Associated PressIn this July 4, 1980 file photo, Jamaican Reggae singer Bob Marley performs at a reggae festival concert in Paris. The widow and nine children of Bob Marley are suing his half-brother in Florida to stop use of the Marley name to promote an annual Miami music festival and other businesses.
- The Associated PressReggae singer Bob Marley performs two days after being shot in the left arm during rehearsal for the concert, Sunday, Dec. 6, 1976, Kingston, Jamaica. Three of Marley's associates were also shot during the incident.
- Ray Fairall, The Associated PressPriests and clergy from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church lead a procession out of the National Arena in Kingston, Jamaica. during the state funeral for reggae musician Bob Marley, May 22, 1981. Marley died of cancer last week in a Miami hospital.
- Ray Fairall, The Associated PressRita Marley, widow of reggae superstar Bob Marley, and her two sons, Ziggy, left, and Stephen, attend Marley's funeral in Kingston, Jamaica, May 21, 1981. Marley died of cancer.
- Evening Standard, Getty Images3rd June 1977: Singer, guitarist and composer of reggae music Bob Marley, originally Robert Nesta Marley, in London, 1977. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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Reggae legend Bob Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in St. Ann, Jamaica. In 1963, Marley and his friends formed the Wailers. Marley went on to sell more than 20 million records throughout his career, making him the first superstar to emerge from the so-called Third World. He died at 36 in Miami, Florida, on May 11, 1981 due to cancer.