Outline of Bob Marley

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bob Marley:
Bob Marley - Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Starting in 1963 with the group The Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.

Career of Bob Marley

Bands with Bob Marley

I Threes

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Band members

Bob Marley – guitar, lead vocals
Peter Tosh – guitar, keyboard, vocals
Bunny Wailer – percussion, vocals
Junior Braithwaite – vocals
Cherry Smith – backing vocals
Beverley Kelso – backing vocals
Constantine Walker – backing vocals
Aston Barrett – bass
Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion
Earl Lindo – keyboards
Tyrone Downie – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
Rita Marley – backing vocals
Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals
Judy Mowatt – backing vocals
Al Anderson – guitar
Alvin Patterson – percussion
Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
Donald Kinsey – guitar
Junior Marvin – guitar, backing vocals

Discography of Bob Marley

Bob Marley and the Wailers discography

Studio albums of Bob Marley

The Wailing WailersSoul RebelsSoul Revolution Part IIThe Best of The WailersCatch a Fire

Live albums of Bob Marley

Compilation albums with Bob Marley

African Herbsman

Chances Are
Interviews
LegendSongs of FreedomNatural Mystic: The Legend Lives OnOne Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers
Gold
''Africa Unite: The Singles Collection''

Songs by Bob Marley

Concerts featuring Bob Marley

Smile Jamaica Concert

Tours featuring Bob Marley

Other ventures of Bob Marley

Tuff Gong

Legacy of Bob Marley

Awards and honors

1976: Rolling Stone Band of the Year
June 1978: Awarded the Peace Medal of the Third World from the United Nations.
February 1981: Awarded Jamaica's third highest honor, the Jamaican Order of Merit.
March 1994: Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1999: Album of the Century for Exodus by Time Magazine.
February 2001: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
February 2001: Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
2004: Rolling Stone ranked him No. 11 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
2004: Among the first inductees into the UK Music Hall of Fame
"One Love" named song of the millennium by BBC.
Voted as one of the greatest lyricists of all time by a BBC poll.
2006: An English Heritage blue plaque was unveiled at his first UK residence in Ridgmount Gardens, London, dedicated to him by Nubian Jak community trust and supported by Her Majesty's Foreign Office.
2010: Catch a Fire inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Personal life of Bob Marley

Religious affiliations of Bob Marley

Family of Bob Marley

Rita Marley - Cuban-born Jamaican-Ghanaian singer and the widow of Bob Marley. She was a member of the vocal group the I Threes, along with Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt, who gained recognition as the backing vocalists for Bob Marley and the Wailers.

Children of Bob Marley

Sharon Marley - biological daughter of Rita Marley and was adopted by Bob Marley when the two married. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers along with her young sister and brothers. With the group, she has won three Grammy awards.
Cedella Marley - Jamaican singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress, and entrepreneur. She is the first-born daughter of Bob Marley and Rita Marley.
Ziggy Marley - son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley.
Stephen Marley - American/Jamaican reggae musician. Stephen is a six-time Grammy award winner as an artist, producer, and member of Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers. He is the son of Bob Marley and Rita Marley.
Robert "Robbie" - born to Pat Williams.
Rohan Marley - son of Bob Marley and Janet Hunt. He was born during his father's marriage to Rita and went to live with her from the age of four then lived with Marley's mother after his father died of cancer in Miami in 1981.
Karen - born to Janet Bowen
Stephanie - according to Cedella Booker she was the daughter of Rita and a man called Ital with whom Rita had an affair; nonetheless she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter
Julian Marley - British Jamaican reggae musician, and son of Bob Marley and Lucy Pounder. He follows in his father's footsteps and is a devout Rastafarian who uses his music to inspire his life and spirituality.
Ky-Mani Marley - Jamaican reggae and hip-hop artist. His name is of East African origin, and means "Adventurous Traveler". He is the only child of Bob Marley with Anita Belnavis, a Jamaican table tennis champion.
Damian Marley - youngest son of Bob Marley; his mother is Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian was 2 years old when his father died.