Bob Marley

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cultural icon human reggae musician singer-songwriter

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and cultural icon whose reggae music and spiritual message popularized Rastafarian beliefs and Caribbean culture worldwide.

Aliases (1)

Robert Nesta Marley ×1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural icon → human → reggae musician → singer-songwriter →
associatedWith	Island Records → Tuff Gong Records →
awardReceived	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →
causeOfDeath	melanoma →
child	Cedella Marley → Damian Marley → Rohan Marley → Stephen Marley → Ziggy Marley →
countryOfCitizenship	Jamaica →
dateOfBirth	1945-02-06 →
dateOfDeath	1981-05-11 →
ethnicGroup	Afro-Jamaican →
familyName	Marley →
founded	Tuff Gong Records →
fullName	Robert Nesta Marley →
gender	male →
genre	reggae → rocksteady → ska →
givenName	Robert →
influenced	global popularization of reggae music → spread of Rastafarian beliefs worldwide →
instrument	guitar → vocals →
language	English → Jamaican Patois →
memberOf	Bob Marley and the Wailers → The Wailers →
middleName	Nesta →
movement	Rastafari →
notableAlbum	Burnin' → Catch a Fire → Confrontation → Exodus → Kaya → Natty Dread → Rastaman Vibration → Survival → Uprising →
notableWork	Buffalo Soldier → Could You Be Loved → Exodus → Get Up, Stand Up → I Shot the Sheriff → Is This Love → Jamming → No Woman, No Cry → One Love → Redemption Song → Stir It Up → Three Little Birds → Waiting in Vain →
occupation	musician → record producer → singer → songwriter →
parent	Cedella Booker → Norval Sinclair Marley →
performedAt	One Love Peace Concert →
placeOfBirth	Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica →
placeOfDeath	Miami, Florida, United States →
politicalActivity	advocated Pan-Africanism → supported Jamaican political peace efforts →
posthumousRecognition	inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
religion	Rastafari →
residence	Kingston, Jamaica →
signatureSong	No Woman, No Cry → One Love → Redemption Song →
spouse	Rita Marley →
yearOfOneLovePeaceConcert	1978 →
yearOfRockAndRollHallOfFameInduction	1994 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Peter Tosh →	associatedAct
Bunny Wailer →	collaboratedWith
Bob Marley ("Robert Nesta Marley") →	fullName
Rastafari movement →	hasNotableFollower
Curtis Mayfield →	influenced
Master Blaster (Jammin') →	lyricalReference
Island Records →	notableArtist
The Boondock Saints →	portrayedBy
Master Blaster (Jammin') →	tributeTo