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Powered by his Rastafarian faith, his love for pop music, and his transparently honest political convictions, Bob Marley was the one and only universal ambassador of Jamaica's renowned reggae music, his songs of resolution, rebellion and justice finding audiences the world over. As a platinum-selling superstar and a semi-religious icon, Marley's pro-active work in promoting peace, justice and brotherhood nearly outweighed the brilliance of his music.

Born of a middle-age white father and a teenage black mother, Robert Nesta Marley grew up poor in Trenchtown, Jamaica. Marley began singing professionally at 16 with two friends, Bunny Livingston (a.k.a. Bunny Wailer) and Peter McIntosh (AKA "Tosh"). He made his first record, "Judge Not," in 1962 with...
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