Marley—whose parents were Norval Sinclair Marley, a white rural overseer, and the former Cedella Malcolm, the Black daughter of a local custos (honored civic official)—w… See more

Marley also formed a vocal group in Trench Town with friends who would later be known as … See more

He also loomed large as a political figure and in 1976 survived what was believed to have been a politically motivated assassination attempt. The Smile Jamaica concert—a… See more

In April 1981 the Jamaican government awarded Marley the Order of Merit. A month later he died of cancer. Although his songs were some of the best-liked and most critica… See more