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The reggae singer’s biopic, “Bob Marley: One Love,” is set to release in theaters on Valentine Day. Meanwhile, we wanted to break down his fascinating story.

Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley helped popularize reggae music around the world. Read about his songs and albums, children, wife, death, and more.

Bob Marley, in full Robert Nesta Marley, (born February 6, 1945, Nine Miles, St. Ann, Jamaica—died May 11, 1981, Miami, Florida, U.S.), Jamaican singer-songwriter whose thoughtful ongoing distillation of early ska, rock steady, and reggae musical forms blossomed in the 1970s into an electrifying rock-influenced hybrid that made him an international superstar. Marley—whose parents were Norval Sinclair Marley, a white rural overseer, and the former Cedella Malcolm, the Black daughter of a local custos (respected backwoods squire)—would forever remain the unique product of parallel worlds....

Many members of Bob Marley's family continue his legacy in music. His grandson, reggae artist Jo Mersa, died on December 27, 2022, at the age of 31.

Many musicians and superstars never heed Bob Marley's warning not to be lost in the cryptic maze of stardom.