MARLEY, ROBERT NESTA

MARLEY, ROBERT NESTA (BOB). Entertainer, reggae (6 February 1945 in Rhoden Hall, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica; 11 May 1981 in Miami, Florida). His family moved to Kingston, Jamaica, when he was nine years old. He obtained his musical education in the city's public schools. In 1963 he and Alvin (Secco) Patterson formed a vocal group, later called The Wailers , which eventually included Peter Tosh (singer), Tyrone Downie (keyboards), and Bunny Livingston, among others. The same...