Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist and songwriter who served as a world ambassador for reggae music. He was born on February 6th, 1945 in St. Ann, Jamaica. He spent 11 years with the group ‘The Wailers’ before moving on to a solo career. His 1977 album, Exodus, stayed on the British album charts for 56 consecutive weeks. Bob Marley is one of the best-selling artist of all time with over 75 million records sold worldwide. He was a strong supporter of the Rastafari movement and the legalization of marijuana. He died in 1981 from skin cancer while staying at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida. The Marley family established ‘The Bob Marley Foundation’ in 1986 as a means of supporting local communities with charitable assistance. Bob Marley had an estimated net worth of $130 million.
