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"Bob posters are a student staple, but his influence extends far beyond smoky bedrooms in halls of residence. As reggae's best known artist, his music is responsible for spreading the messages of the Rastafarian faith and stories of the Jamaican people. <BR/>Born Robert Nesta Marley in Jamaica in1945, Bob moved to the island's capital Kingston at the age of 14 to become a pupil of local singer Joe Higgs. He went on to form a group called The Teenagers, who later changed their name to The Wailing Rude Boys, later The Wailers. This version of the group disbanded in 1966, but later reformed with Marley (lead vocals), Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston. This line up released 'Catch A Fire' (1973) and 'Burnin' (1974), before Tosh and Livingston left to pursue solo careers. Marley then started working with the I-Threes, consisting of his wife Rita, Marcia Griffith and Judy Mowatt. Together they produced 1975's 'Natty Dread' which contained the worldwide hit 'No Woman No Cry.' <BR/>An assassination attempt in 1976 meant he was forced to leave Jamaica and settle in America. The album 'Exodus', considered a classic, was released in 1977. But in 1980 Marley collapsed whilst jogging in new York's Central Park. He was found to have cancer, which had spread through his lungs, liver and brain. He died on May 11, 1981, aged just 36. <BR/><blockquote>"When Marley arrived at the studio, you realised he was a star; very quiet and somehow dignified. Of course, all of them were there then, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh. <BR/>"I seem to remember it took a lot of time to get it started, there was a lot of sitting around, as you'd expect, and, at that time, of course, possessing marijuana was an imprisonable offence; they did everything very discreetly, but you could smell it, even through the double doors, in the control room. They were also grinding hash up and putting it in honey. What was I supposed to do? BBC training would probably have told me to call the police. <BR/>"Anyway, that was on their first visit to Britain, years before they were noticed. Only Island and us were on to them then." </blockquote><BR/>- John Walters (In Session Tonight by Ken Garner)"^^xsd:string
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