Fans Pay Tribute To Reggae Legend Bob Marley 39 Years After Demise

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Fans of late music legend, Robert Nesta Marley popularly known as Bob Marley, have taken to social media to pay tribute to him, 39 years after his demise.

The Jamaican-born reggae legend died of skin cancer on May 11, 1981 at a hospital in Miami. He was 36 years old.

The reggae legend with 42 official releases, thirteen studio albums and two live albums to his name, is the most celebrated reggae artist in the world.

Marley, who was born on February 6, 1945, started his music career in 1963 with the group ‘The Wailers’, forging a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.

His first critically acclaimed album ‘Exodus’ released in 1977, established his worldwide reputation and elevated his status as one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records.

Exodus’ included four hit singles: ‘One Love’, ‘Exodus’, ‘Waiting in Vain’ and ‘Jamming’.

His greatest hits album, ‘legend’, was released in 1984, three years after his death. It subsequently became the best-selling reggae album of all time.

To mark his 39th deathday, fans took to Twitter to pay tributes to Bob Marley. 

See some tweets below;

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