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Bob Marley Hannahh Pearson
Background
• Born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
• Parents: Cedella Marley-Booker, and Norval Marley.
• Children: Imani
• Sharon • Cedella • David “Ziggy” • Stephen • Robert • Rohan • Karen • Stephanie • Julian • Ky-Mani • Damian • Makeda
Childhood • Only formal education: Stephney All-
Age school in Nine Miles.
• Talent: to sing and bring peace.
Issues while he was younger:
Racism and war.
Made music to try and help bring peace.
CONTRIBUTIONS
• Taught people to treat hatred and violence with music and love.
Adulthood • No education
• Job-Make music with his group
• Married to Rita Anderson.
• Inspired by: His childhood friend, “Bunny.”
• Famous for: His music and trying to bring peace.
• The world without Bob Marley:……..
• Died in: 1981. Cancer.
• Rastafarian religion.
• Beliefs:
Jesus was black.
Jamaica- Hell Ethiopia- heaven.
• Facts: Vegetarian.
• He followed the “Black Man’s Bible;” the Holy Piby.
• Why I admire Bob Marley
• Father: 50 year old British naval captain.
• Nobody knows what “reggae” means or how it originated.
• Drove a BMW.
• Professional level soccer player.
• “No Woman, No Cry,” is still sung today as a lullaby to babies all over the world.
• Was still poor after being famous for awhile.
• Last words: “Money can’t buy life.”
“Love the Life you live, live the life
you Love”
“One good thing about music, when it
hits you feel no pain.”
• truth is, everyone’s going to hurt you, you just gotta find the one’s worth
suffering for.