Bob MarleyJamaican reggae musician, songwriter, and singer Bob Marley performs onstage, in a concert at Grona Lund, Stockholm.
Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesRobert Nesta Marley was born February 6, 1945 in the village of Nine Mile to Cedella Malcolm, a 19-year-old Black Jamaican woman, and Capt.
The Jamaican reggae artist has been credited with making Jamaican music more popular worldwide.
His greatest hits album "Legend" — which was released posthumously — remains the best-selling reggae album of all time, and Marley still ranks among the best-selling musicians of all time.
Marley's life is dramatized in a new biopic called "Bob Marley: One Love," starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the music icon.
Persons:
Bob Marley, Robert Nesta Marley, Malcolm, Norval Marley, Marley, —, Peter Tosh, Bunny Waller, Tosh, Waller, Eric Clapton, Rita, Gibson Les Paul, Edward Seaga, Kingsley Ben, Adir
Organizations:
Grona, Hulton, Island Records, Wailers, Jamaican
Locations:
Grona Lund, Stockholm