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Nesta Robert Marley is born in the parish of St Ann, Jamaica.
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Bob made his singing debut at a Queens Theatre talent show where he won a pound (roughly five dollars).
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Bob Marley forms a band called The Wailers with Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh.
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On the Jamaican record charts, 5 of the top 10 songs are by The Wailers. Marley starts a romance with singer Rita Anderson.
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Marley and Anderson are married. Marley and The Wailers convert to a religion called Rastafari. They also establish Wail'N Soul'M record label.
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Wail'N Soul'M label fails and Marley and his wife return home to Nine Mile.
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Marley writes and records for singer Johnny Nash. He is making connections with many important artists.
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The Wailers sign a contract with Island Records in Great Britain.
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Island Records releases The Wailers first true reggae album called "Catch a Fire".
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The Wailers tour Great Britain and the United States. They record their second album called Burnin'. After this, Livingston and Tosh leave the group.
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Four songs from Marley's new album are banned by the Jamaican goverment. There is an assassination attempt on Marley. Marley leaves Jamaica to live in London and Miami.
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The album Exodus is released and is on the British charts for 56 weeks. Cancer is discovered in Marley's toe.
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Marley receives the Third World Peace Medal from the African delegations to the United Nations.
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Marley has record crowds on his world tour. He collapses in New York. It is discovered that the cancer has spread through his body. He plays his last concert in Pittsburgh.
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Bob Marley died in Miami. His last words to his wife were, 'Forget crying, Rita! Just keep singing."
