Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley OM (February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an icon for blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his compositions.

Early Life
Marley was born at the farm of his maternal grandfather in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, to Norval Sinclair Marley (1885-1955) and Cedella Booker (1926-2008) on February 6, 1945. His father, Norval Marley was white Jamaican from in Sussex, England, whose family claimed Syrian Jewish ancestry. Norval claimed to be a former captain in the Royal Marines. His mother, Cedella Booker was an Afro-Jamaican singer.