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Born
Born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica -
moved to Kingston
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"The Teenagers" created
In 1963, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith created a band called "The Teenagers". They later changed to "The Wailers". -
"Simmer Down"
"The Wailers" had a #1 hit in Jamaica - "Simmer Down" -
Married Rita Anderson
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Concerts in London
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"Rastaman Vibrations"
The US hit album "Rastaman Vibrations" was released. -
Death
Marley died on 11 May 1981? aged 36, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami of a malignant melanoma.