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From the Archives

February 24, 2005

COVER Cover Story: The Life and Times of Bob Marley

How he changed the world
April 15, 2004

The Immortals - The Greatest Artists of All Time: 11) Bob Marley

By Wyclef Jean
June 4, 1987

Greatest Performances: Marley at the Roxy

Los Angeles stood up for the Wailers in '76
June 25, 1981

Bob Marley: 1945-1981

The king of reggae finds his Zion

Recordings and Reviews

Africa Unite: The Singles Collection

Most people know exactly fourteen Bob Marley songs -- the ones on the 1984 hits collection Legend, which has sold 10 million copies to date. This new twenty-track compilation shares eleven songs with Legend, dropping "Stir It Up," "Redemption Song" and "Satisfy My Soul" in favor of tracks recorded...

2005 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Live!

2000

Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One

1999

Dreams Of Freedom: Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub

1997

Talkin' Blues

1991

One Love

1991

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Biography

Tremendously popular in their native Jamaica, where Bob Marley was regarded as a national hero, the Wailers were also reggae music's most effective international emissaries. Bob Marley's songs of determination, rebellion, and faith found an audience all over the world.

Marley left his rural home for the slums of Kingston at age 14. When he was 17, Jimmy Cliff introduced him to Leslie Kong, who...

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