Bob Marley
Transcript: Bob Marley On Feb. 6, 1945, Robert Nesta Marley was born in Jamaica in Nine Miles within the Parish of St.Ann. His mother, Cedella Booker, was 18 years old when bob was born. Bob's father was a 50 year old English captain, Norval Sinclair Marley. Bob lived in St. Ann most of his childhood, then during his teen years they moved to Kingston, the capitol of Jamaica, in Trench Town. Bob childhood was filled with poverty and violence. After attending the Stepney School in Kingston, Bob spent some time training as a welder. Bob always loved singing as a kid and was part of his church choir. Bob was raised a christian by his mother but later converted to the Rastifari Movement Marley was introduced to Leslie Kong, the producer at Beverly Studios and Jimmy Cliff, an already successful singer, through a good friend, Desmond Dekker. This was when he recorded his first track, "Judge Not" in 1962, which was accidentally released under the name "Bob Morley". It was rumored that Leslie also tried to pursuade Bob into changing his name to Haddam for a stage name. eventually Bob and Kong split up after Kong refused to pay him. Shortly after, Bob formed the Wailing Wailers in 1962 (Bob Marley, Bunny Livinstone, Peter McIntosh, Junior Brathwaite as lead vocals, and Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith as back up vocals). they called themselves this because, as bob said , "In those days we were always crying". At the end of 1963, the Coxsone Dodd label released the Wailing Wailers' first single "Simmer Down". This was also the first time for Bob and the group's popularity to reach outside of Trenchtown. He moved to America because he was having some trouble with his group. In America Bob earned some money working at a Chrysler car assembly line. He lost his job and applied for welfare but was refused. As a final push, Bob was drafted into the U.S. army for service in Vietnam. Bob did not want to so he went back to Jamaica. On Feb. 10, 1966, Bob married Alpharita Anderson who he was dating for almost a year. Alpharita (or Rita) was a nurse as well as a singer herself. She later became a singer in a the back up group for the Wailers. The day after their wedding, Bob left to visit his mother in America for a few months. Together Bob and Rita had their children Sharon, Ziggy, Cedella, Steven and Damian who are all muscially talented, and make up the Melody Makers. Ziggy is our personnel favorite. On Monday, May 11, 1981 Bob Marley died at the age of 36. Bob originally went to the hospital for a toe injury he got playing a soccer game. He was later diagnosed with cancer in his liver, lungs, and brain. He spent his last year in several hospitals where news of his health were closely watched by all. Finally, four days after he passed away, the world was given notification that the Rasta prophet had died, and a state funeral was held in his honor. We chose the song One Love, because it is applicable to what the world should be like today. One Love! One Heart! Let's get together and feel all right. Hear the children cryin' (One Love!); Hear the children cryin' (One Heart!), Sayin': give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right; Sayin': let's get together and feel all right. These lyrics are Bob saying that there is too much hate in the world and that people should all love each other (one love) One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right Hear the children crying (One love) Hear the children crying (One heart) Sayin', "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." Sayin', "Let's get together and feel all right." Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Let them all pass all their dirty remarks (One love) There is one question I'd really love to ask (One heart) Is there a place for the hopeless sinner Who has hurt all mankind just to save his own? Believe me One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right As it was in the beginning (One love) So shall it be in the end (One heart) Alright, "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." "Let's get together and feel all right." One more thing Let's get together to fight this Holy Armageddon (One love) So when the Man comes there will be no, no doom (One song) Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation Sayin', "One love, one heart Let's get together and feel all right." I'm pleading to mankind (One love) Oh, Lord (One heart) Whoa. "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." Let's get together and feel all right. "Give thanks and praise to the Lord and I will feel all right." Let's get together and feel all right. We chose the song Buffalo Soldier because we enjoyed the deep meaning of the song as well as the metaphorical speaking. Buffalo soldier, dreadlock rasta There was a buffalo soldier in the heart of America Stolen from Africa, brought to America Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival I mean it when I analyze the stench To me it makes a lot of sense How
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