Happy Birthday, Robert Nesta Marley. R.I.P. Papa
Born February 6, 1945 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica , Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley was a Jamaican superstar, the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for reggae band The Wailers beginning in 1964 and lasting through 1971.
40 years after his death, Marley remains the most popular and revered reggae performer and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to the world.
While traveling to Germany to be cared for by holistic physician, Josef Issels, Marley's medical condition worsened. The melanoma to his lungs and brain began eating away at the singer's health.
En route to his home in Jamaica, he fell gravely ill and his flight had to land in Miami to get Marley medical treatment. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami (now University of Miami Hospital), at the age of 36, on May 11, 1981.
On 21 May 1981, at Marley's state funeral, Jamaican Prime Minister Edward Seaga delivered the eulogy saying, "His voice was an omnipresent cry in our electronic world. His sharp features, majestic looks, and prancing style a vivid etching on the landscape of our minds. Bob Marley was never seen. He was an experience which left an indelible imprint with each encounter. Such a man cannot be erased from the mind. He is part of the collective consciousness of the nation."
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