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marley was born in 1945 in a small village
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The racist bullying he received as a child had an impact on his songwriting
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He left school at 14 to make music
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The Wailers' first album ‘Catch a Fire’ was released in 1973 and sold well
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Marley released her groundbreaking song 'No Woman, No Cry', which is still considered a classic today.
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Marley left Jamaica for England in 1976 to record his ‘Exodus’ and ‘Kaya’ albums.
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He toured the world and performed to campaign against apartheid in South Africa and to celebrate the independence of Zimbabwe
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He spread reggae and its message of love and unity to a worldwide audience
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He had a cancerous tumor on one of his fingers, but he did not want to have it amputated due to his religious beliefs
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He died of cancer when he was 36 years old
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He was given a state funeral in Jamaica according to the Rastafari tradition
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It remains an important influence on music today.
