Bob' Marley

On this date in 1945, the great reggae pioneer Robert Nesta 'Bob' Marley was born on his grandfather's farm in Jamaica. Five things about him:.

2) Before they became the Wailers, they were called the Wailing Rudeboys. Their first single as the Wailers, ‘Simmer Down’, was a No. 4) He moved back to Jamaica, converted to Rastafarianism and changed the face of world music with such albums as ‘Rastaman Vibration’ (1974), ‘Exodus’ (1977), ‘Kaya’ (1978), ‘Survival’ (1979) and ‘Uprising’ (1980).