Robert "Bob" Nesta is the greatest ever singer. He spread reggae and his of love and to a worldwide audience. His live performances were legendary for their and . Marley’s ‘Exodus’ was voted by ‘Time’ magazine as the of the 20th Century. The BBC declared his song ‘One ’ as the song of the .
Marley was born in in a village in Jamaica to a father and black . The bullying he received as a child had an on his songwriting. He left at the age of to make music. He met members of his band The Wailers at a jam session. It took several before they became .
The Wailers' album ‘Catch a Fire’ was released in and sold . Another album followed a year later which included the song ‘I The . Eric Clapton’s cover of the song in brought Marley a lot of global . In 1975, Marley released his breakthrough song ‘No , No Cry’, still regarded as a classic .
Marley left Jamaica for in 1976 to record his ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ . He toured the world and performed to campaign against apartheid in Africa and to celebrate Zimbabwe’s . He died of in 1981, aged . He was given a state in Jamaica according to the Rastafari . He continues to be an influence on today’s .