In Wilmington, Bob worked in the Chrysler plant as a forklift operator among other odd jobs. Many times throughout his career, Bob would be asked about his marriage to Rita his responses would range from denying he was married, to having no recollection of the events. Two days after they wed, Bob departed for Wilmington, Delaware to join his mother Cedella, who by then had remarried Booker.Ĭuriously, neither Peter Tosh nor Bunny was invited to the wedding. In February 1966 at 21, Bob married Alvarita 'Rita' Anderson. Simmer Down became an instant hit and propelled their name into the marketplace, though on the standard Coxone five-year contract they only made 20 pounds per record (to be divided among the group of five or six). They auditioned for Sir Coxone who wasn't impressed with them until he heard 'Simmer Down', after which he promptly signed them. The early Wailers set consisted of Marley, Tosh, and Bunny, who was then joined by Junior Braithwaite (Lead singer), Cherry Smith, and Beverly Kelsoe. The first of Bob’s children is the little-known Imani Carole (Mother: Cheryl Murray), born in 1963 when Bob was 18 years old. It was through Bob's welding connections (Cliff & Dekker) that he would get recommended to Leslie Kong, owner of Beverley's Label to record his first two solo records: 'Judge Not' and its B-Side 'Do You Still Love Me' (1962).īy 1964, after failing to deliver a hit record on the Beverley’s Label, Bob next tried his luck at Clement 'Sir Coxone Dodds' Studio One - this time as part of a group called 'The Wailers'. It was here that Bob would learn to play guitar under Vincent ’Tata ‘ Ford, who penned ‘No Woman No Cry’ and was to hone his craft under the keen tutelage of Higgs, who introduced Marley and Livingston to Winston Hubert McIntosh (Peter Tosh). Joe Higgs of the Jamaican duo Higgs and Wilson operated an evening music session in Third Street (Trench Town). Aloysius - then an all-boys school).īy age 15, Bob was through with school and employed as an apprentice welder (as was Peter Tosh, Desmond Dekker, and Jimmy Cliff).īob hung up his welding torch when a sliver of metal shard got stuck in his eye and he had to visit the hospital to have it removed. In Kingston, Bob attended many schools often for just brief stints (two of his longer stints being at Ebenezer and St. She later bore a child for Toddy Bob's sister, Pearl Livingston - so Bunny and Bob actually share the same sister.Īt 12 years old, Bob Marley traveled to Kingston again - this time to live with his mother and reunite with his old friend Bunny Livingston. Shortly, Toddy would sell his shop and return to Kingston with the promise of opening up a bar.Ĭedella moved to Kingston while Bob was still living in Nine Miles and soon started dating Toddy Livingston (who was married). Ann - his son Bunny attended school with Nesta at Stephney All Age where they became friends. ![]() She took him and made a speedy return to Nine Mile Hills.īob Marley and Neville 'Bunny' Livingston (a founding member of the Wailers) share a closely-intertwined existence.Īs fate would have it, Bunny's father Thadeus 'Toddy' Livingston moved from Kingston to open a shop in Nine Miles, St. Through a fated meeting with a neighbor from Nesta's home community in Nine Miles who had gone to Kingston, Cedella was able to travel to Kingston and find Nesta staying with Grey. Grey who lived on Heywood Street, downtown Kingston - this was the last time he saw his father. Within weeks, Nesta was left as an orphan with a Ms. Norval served in World War I and was a member of the Nigerian Police Force before becoming a plantation overseer in Jamaica.Īt about age six, Norval convinced Cedella to allow him to relocate Nesta to Kingston under the guise of offering him a better education and the support of the well-to-do Marley family. ![]() So, in true Jamaican form, he was called the next best thing.īob Marley is the son of Norval Marley, a white Jamaican army captain whose family was from England, and Sidilla Malcolm, now known as Cedella Booker, from Nine Mile in the hills of St. In fact, he was commonly called “Lester”, as Nesta wasn’t a common name. This was actually his real name at birth, not Robert Nesta Marley as popularly believed. So, here are 12 of them to make you say ‘ wow’. However, there are still some little-known facts about Bob Marley. ![]() People would say his influence has transcended time because decades after his death, Marley's legacy has shaped the thinking, way of life, and musical expressions of people across the globe.Īnd his musical talent (and attractive genes) continue to radiate in his children and grandchildren. ![]() It feels like the Reggae icon and his music belong to the world because, in every country you visit, you are guaranteed to see, hear or experience something that reminds you of Bob Marley.
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