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Article: May 11, 1981: Bob Marley. (date reggae music legend died of cancer) (This Week in Black History) (Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- May 16, 1994
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Bob Marley, the undisputed King of Reggae music, died of cancer in Miami, FL. Marley was born in the northern Jamaican village of Rhoden Hall, Feb. 6, 1945. His family moved into the Trenchtown section of Kingston when he was nine. As a teen-ager, he found work as an electrical welder, but spent most of his time making music. Marley recorded his first single in 1962. One year later he was making music on a fulltime basis with a talented group of musicians known as the Wailers. In 1972, Bob Marley and the Wailers were promoted on the international market by their new recording ...