Bob Marley

Early Life

- February 6, 1945 - Robert Nesta Marley was born in Nine Miles, Jamaica to Norval Marley and Cedella Booker.

- Marley's father, a Jamaican of English descent, left the family shortly after Bob's birth and passed away in 1957.

- Marley spent most of his childhood in poverty in Nine Miles and later Trench Town, an impoverished area of West Kingston.

Career Milestones

- 1963 - Marley formed the... Sign in / Sign up to learn more about Bob Marley

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