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Bob Marley is a Jamaican national hero. His integrity, persistence in ideals and contribution to Jamaican and world pop music made him one of the greatest musicians. 1945 February 6. Marley was born in parrish, Santa Ana. He spent his whole childhood in slums. Music and football are the only things that make him happy. This period of life left a deep imprint on Marley's heart. He has always been a spokesman for the people, especially poor workers, and a fighter against racism.

Marley began her singing career in the 1960s. His musical style was deeply influenced by sam cooke Faz Domin, and Joe Higgs also helped Marley a lot. Although he didn't give Mali a real economic return for a long time. But he also taught Marley to play the guitar and compose music. It also brought Mali into contact with the "rastafari religion". This is a religion in Jamaica. Its slogan is "One God, One Goal, One Destiny", which unites black people who have a sense of belonging to their African homeland and share the same beliefs and ideals. Call on all blacks to strengthen themselves and unite, and never condescend in front of whites again. Advocate the great cause of racial equality by non-violent means. The influence of this religion on Mali is far-reaching and enormous. Marley once said, "I am a Rastafarian and always have been." He extracted the essence of this religion and integrated it into his later music.

1964 Marley has become a minor celebrity in Jamaica after his initial wandering music life. He and Jimmy Cliff (Jimmy Cliff) and Desmond Dacker's Braithwaite Jr. and Beverly Kelso's Cherry Smith formed the band "Wailers". The gentle Marley became the core of the band with his innate leadership and talent. Regarding the name of the band, Marley once said, "Anyone who cries for justice and fairness is cry baby." In terms of musical style, they combined jazz with mandolin and Scarlett in Jamaica. Marley also changed his previous stage costume with a suit and tie. He always wears some old cowboy shirts on the stage, with long wild hair and colorful stripes made of grass. This is the special color of Rastafa. Red represents the blood of the people, golden yellow represents wealth, and green represents the richness of the land. In addition to covering some songs of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, the band also sang their own excellent works.

1965, Marley met his later lifelong companion, the beautiful Rita Anderson. Rita came to the band on her own initiative. When the band members heard her singing, everyone unanimously gave Rita another lead singer position and called her a "soul singer". Gradually, Marley was moved by Rita's beauty and singing. Rita always admired Marley's kindness and talent. So the next year Marley and Rita got married.

1966, Brethwaite left the band, and Marley, who just got married, went to Delaware, where his mother lived, and stayed for a while until the American government asked him to participate in the Vietnam War. Marley, who has always opposed violence, of course disagreed, so he returned to Jamaica to reunite with his former band members and regroup Cryers. Established his own record company "Crying Soul". Released some sensational singles. These songs include sincere and euphemistic love stories, battle horns against racial discrimination, sharp political declarations, and descriptions of the lives and aspirations of workers. At this time, Marley's musical style also tilted towards Ská genre music and turned to depressed, rhythmic and infectious Reggie music. However, due to the mainstream music industry's contempt for Reggie, a third world country's music, and the single released by the band did not get the corresponding return, the record company quickly went bankrupt. Band members were arrested and jailed for taking drugs. Marley had the hardest time.

1968, the band officially changed its name to "Weepings". And signed a contract with the "dark horse" record company. 197 1 year, the band released the album "Catch A Fire", which attracted wide attention in the British and American music circles. 1973, the band released the album burning' 1973, which was well known by fans all over the world with the good momentum of the last album. Especially the people of color and the third world, were moved by Marley's voice. Marley sang in the song: "To liberate ourselves from the slavery of thoughts, only we can let go of our thoughts." Don't be afraid of atomic energy, because no one can stop this era. If we just wait and see, how long will it take us to kill our hopes? Why not sing aloud and sing these free melodies, because all I have are these redemption songs. "Many songs in the last movie were covered by other bands or musicians. The most famous is I Shot The Sheriff, which was covered by the famous musician clapton and topped the British charts. The band finally began to come out of the trough.

1974, Marley and his band sang No Woman No Cry for the first time during their tour in England (no, don't cry for women), which made the whole world intoxicated. This song touched everyone who heard it with the most touching melody and tragic rhythm that only Reggie had, including those who despised Reggie before. Marley and Reggie suddenly became the most popular musicians and musicians. But he hasn't forgotten his miserable life before. In this song, Marley sings, "Even in a brighter future, you can't forget the past." So, 1976, Marley decided to hold a solo concert in Jamaica called "Smile Jamaica". However, an accident happened.

1976 was the election year in Jamaica, and the two opposing political parties, the National People's Party and the Jamaican Labor Party, almost split Jamaica in order to win the election. The Jamaican people are also divided into two factions. Violence and crime spread all over the country. Jamaica's Prime Minister had to enforce emergency laws throughout the country to control the domestic situation. Many songs in Mali have also been declared illegal because they are concerned about the people's misfortune and criticize the incompetence of the current government. And Marley saw his beloved motherland struggling because of internal contradictions, and his beloved people killing each other because of violence. The sense of responsibility drives him to do something for the motherland and the people. With this purpose, Marley began to prepare for his "Smile Jamaica" solo concert. But the day before the concert, when Marley, Rita and others were in the final rehearsal, five gunmen suddenly broke in and shot them madly. Fortunately, the murder didn't succeed, but both Marley and Rita were injured. Nevertheless, Marley held his concert the next day. Afterwards, they finally knew that the murder was committed by armed men of the Jamaican Labor Party.

After this incident, Marley temporarily left his motherland.

From 65438 to 0977, Marley released two albums, Exodus and Torreya grandis, which became Marley's best-selling albums. However, bad luck has not left Mali. After he was injured in a football match, his toe was found to have cancer cells, so he had to have it removed. But Mali, who loves football, disagrees.

1978, Marley returned to Jamaica to attend a concert called "One Love, One Peace". At that time, Jamaica had become a violent crime country, and you only needed ten dollars to hire a killer to kill people. Marley returned to China this time, of course, to end this terrible situation that made him sad. Therefore, in this concert, he achieved a great career in his own way. Marley raised the hands of Jamaican Prime Minister Manley and his biggest political rival Sega above his head. This gesture, which symbolizes tolerance and reconciliation, will go down in Jamaica's history forever.

In the same year, Mali came to Africa for the first time and came to his ancestral home-Ethiopia. A year later, Marley wrote all his feelings in Africa in his new album "Survival". In this voluminous revolutionary record, Marley angrily growled at white people all over the world: "How can you sit here and tell me that you are full of compassion?" Because when I look around, there are suffering figures everywhere. Then he sent the message of fighting in Zimbabwe: "We will have to fight and fight for our rights. "Zimbabwe fighters who were still fighting for independence at that time took this song as their national anthem. When they succeeded in achieving national independence. As the only foreign artist invited, Mali participated in Zimbabwe's independence celebration. In Marley's mind, this is the most brilliant and lofty honor in his life.

1980 Marley began his last concert tour in Europe. The performance caused a sensation throughout Europe. From Berlin to Barcelona to Milan to Dublin. No matter where Marley goes, no band or singer can compete with him.

1980 In September, Marley suddenly fainted while walking in new york Central Park. The cancer cells in his body have spread. Subsequent hospitalization failed to improve the condition. Marley, who was treated in Germany, finally decided to return to his native Jamaica. However, time is too late. When the plane flew to Miami, his condition began to deteriorate. 1981may1kloc-0/day, bob marley left his beloved Jamaican, Reggie and fans all over the world in Miami hospital forever. Only 36 years old. He finally wrote: "On a sunny morning, I finished my work and flew back to my hometown."

In Jamaica, no one is more loved by the people than Marley. Only Marley can go to work with the car door open. No one will steal from him. He is second only to God. 2 1, bob marley's state funeral was held in Ethiopian Orthodox Cathedral in Kingston. From Kingston to Santa Ana, the birthplace of Marley, there were a sea of people. People held pictures of Marley, palm leaves symbolizing peace and tolerance in their hands and held a funeral for Bob Marley under the slogan of Rastafarianism. Just a week before Marley died, he was awarded the Jamaica Medal of Honor. Manley, leader of Jamaican National People's Party, summed up bob marley in his eulogy: "He is a genius. Belong to the kind of great man who can only appear once in a generation. He created a folk art, a folk form. With his inner magical beliefs, sincere emotions and superb skills, he successfully integrated this art form into world art and was loved by everyone. "