Bob Marley (rođen Robert Nesta Marley, St. Ann , Jamajka, 6. veljače 1945. - Miami, SAD, 11. svibnja 1981.), jamajčanski reggae glazbenik.
Jedini je reggae glazbenik koji je postigao status svjetske superzvijezde. Njegov otac Norman Marley bio je bijeli engleski vojnik iz Liverpoola. Odrastao je u sirotinjskom dijelu Kingstona na Jamajci, gdje je otkrio glazbu crne Amerike zahvaljujući američkim radijskim postajama. Nasljeđe ropstva i svijest o afričkoj domovini uvijek se osjećala u njegovoj glazbi, čak i kad je osvojio slušateljstvo Zapada.
Godine 1963. je formirana originalna postava The Wailersa, koju čine Bob Marley, Bunny Livingstone i Peter Tosh. Njihova je prva pjesma (Simmer Down) ujedno i postala hit na Jamajci.
Godine 1966. Haile Sellasie je posjetio Jamajku i tad Bob i ostatak Wailersa prihvaćaju rastafarijansku vjeru. Svojom glazbom nastoje rasprostraniti poruku ljubavi i mira, u rodnoj zemlji Bob postaje prorok, a njegov utjecaj seže i do politike.
Kad je u svibnju 1981. godine, Marley umro od raka na nožnom palcu (ozljeda prilikom igranja nogometa), svijet je izgubio zagovornika siromašnih i obespravljenih, kao i jednog od najboljih skladatelja njegove generacije. Bio je prva megazvijezda iz trećeg svijeta i učinio je mnogo na oživljavanju oslabljene političke svijesti mladih ljudi, a u nasljeđe je ostavio pjesme koje i danas nadahnjuju glazbenike širom svijeta. Bio je rastafarijanac, jedan od najvećih zagovornika pan-afrikanizma, i pjevao je o dokidanju represije.
Godine 1978. kada su na Jamajci bili veliki politički nemiri, Bob je pokušao pomiriti ljevicu i desnicu te zemlje. Uspio je nagovoriti dva politička rivala da dođu zajedno na pozornicu. To se dogodilo na njegovom političkom koncertu One Love Peace Concert. Tada su pred kraj koncerta Michael Manley (čelnik ondašnje vladajuće Narodne nacionalne stranke) i njegov politički rival Edward Seaga (čelnik oporbene Jamajčanske laburističke stranke), zajedno izašli na pozornicu i stisli jedna drugome ruku.
Diskografija
The Wailing Wailers (1965)
"(I Am Gonna) Put It On" - 3:06
"I Need You So" - 2:48
"Lonesome Feeling" - 2:50
"What's New Pussycat?" - 3:02
"One Love" - 3:20
"You Don't Miss Your Water (When The Well Runs Dry)" - 2:35
"Ten Commandments of Love" - 4:16
"Rude Boy" - 2:20
"It Hurts To Be Alone" - 2:42
"Love and Affection" - 2:42
"I'm Still Waiting" - 3:31
"Simmer Down" - 2:49
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Soul Rebels (1970)
"Soul Rebel" - 3:22
"Try Me" - 2:50
"It's Alright" - 2:39
"No Sympathy" (Peter Tosh) - 2:18
"My Cup" (James Brown) - 3:39
"Soul Almighty" - 2:45
"Rebel's Hop" (Curtis Mayfield, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Bob Marley)- 2:43
"Corner Stone" - 2:33
"400 Years" (Tosh)- 2:37
"No Water" - 2:12
"Reaction" - 2:46
"My Sympathy (400 Years Version)" - 2:45
"No Sympathy" and "400 Years" - vocals by Peter Tosh.
Remastered CD edition bonus tracks:
"No Sympathy (Version)" (replaces My Sympathy, due to error)
"Jah Is Mighty"
"Soul Rebel (Version 4)"
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Soul Revolution (1971)
"Keep On Moving"
"Don't Rock My Boat"
"Put It On"
"Fussing & Fighting"
"Duppy Conqueror"
"Memphis"
"Riding High"
"Kaya"
"African Herbsman"
"Stand Alone"
"Sun is Shining"
"Brain Washing"
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The Best of The Wailers (1971)
"Soul Shakedown Party"
"Stop The Train"
"Caution"
"Soul Captives"
"Go, Tell it on The Mountain"
"Can't You See"
"Soon Come"
"Cheer Up"
"Back Out"
"Do It Twice"
Catch a Fire (1973)
"Concrete Jungle" – 4:13
"Slave Driver" – 2:53
"400 Years" (Peter Tosh) – 2:45
"Stop That Train" (Tosh) – 3:55
"Baby We've Got a Date (Rock It Baby)" – 3:57
"Stir It Up" – 5:32
"Kinky Reggae" – 3:37
"No More Trouble" – 3:57
"Midnight Ravers" – 5:10
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Burnin' (1973)
"Get Up Stand Up" (Marley/Tosh) - 3:15
"Hallelujah Time" (Livingston) - 3:27
"I Shot The Sheriff" (Marley) - 4:39
"Burnin' and Lootin'" (Marley) - 4:11
"Put it On" (Marley) - 3:58
"Small Axe" (Marley) - 4:00
"Pass it On" (Livingston) - 3:32
"Duppy Conqueror" (Marley) - 3:44
"One Foundation" (Tosh) - 3:20
"Rasta Man Chant" (Trad., arr. Marley/Tosh/Livingston) - 3:43
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Natty Dread (1974)
"Lively Up Yourself" (Bob Marley) – 5:29
"No Woman, No Cry" (Vincent Ford) – 4:06
"Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 3:10
"Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)" (Aston Barrett/Hugh Peart) – 6:40
"So Jah S'eh" (Rita Marley/Willy Francisco) – 4:25
"Natty Dread" (Rita Marley/Allan Cole) – 3:33
"Bend Down Low" (Bob Marley) – 3:10
"Talkin' Blues" (Lecon Cogill/Carlton Barrett) – 4:06
"Revolution" (Bob Marley) – 4:20
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Rastaman Vibration (1976)
"Positive Vibration" (Vincent Ford) - 3:33
"Roots, Rock, Reggae" (Vincent Ford) - 3:38
"Johnny Was" (Rita Marley) - 3:48
"Cry to Me" (Rita Marley) - 2:36
"Want More" (Aston Barrett) - 4:15
"Crazy Baldhead" (Rita Marley/Vincent Ford) - 3:11
"Who The Cap Fit" (Aston Barrett/Carlton Barrett) - 4:43
"Night Shift" (Bob Marley) - 3:11
"War" (Allen Cole/Carlton Barrett) - 3:36
"Rat Race" (Rita Marley) - 2:49
Bonus pjesma
"Jah Live" (Bob Marley)
Exodus (1977)
"Natural Mystic"- 3:31
"So Much Things to Say" - 3:08
"Guiltiness" – 3:20
"The Heathen" – 2:32
"Exodus" – 7:38
"Jamming" – 3:32
"Waiting in Vain" – 4:15
"Turn Your Lights Down Low" – 3:40
"Three Little Birds" - 3:01
"One Love/People Get Ready" – 2:50
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Kaya (1978)
"Easy Skanking" – 2:53
"Kaya" – 3:15
"Is This Love" – 3:52
"Sun is Shining" – 4:58
"Satisfy My Soul" – 4:30
"She's Gone" – 2:25
"Misty Morning" – 3:32
"Crisis" – 3:54
"Running Away" – 4:15
"Time Will Tell" – 3:25
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Survival (1979)
"So Much Trouble in the World" – 4:00
"Zimbabwe" – 3:49
"Top Rankin'" – 3:09
"Babylon System" – 4:21
"Survival" – 3:54
"Africa Unite" – 2:55
"One Drop" – 3:52
"Ride Natty Ride" – 3:53
"Ambush in The Night" – 3:14
"Wake Up And Live" (Bob Marley/Anthony Davis) – 4:58
Uprising (1980)
"Coming in From The Cold" – 4:31
"Real Situation" – 3:08
"Bad Card" – 2:48
"We and Dem" – 3:12
"Work" – 3:40
"Zion Train" – 3:34
"Pimper's Paradise" – 3:26
"Could You Be Loved" – 3:56
"Forever Loving Jah" – 3:51
"Redemption Song" – 3:47
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Confrontation (1983)
"Chant Down Babylon"– 2:35
"Buffalo Soldier" (Bob Marley/N.G. Williams) – 4:16
"Jump Nyabinghi"- 3:43
"Mix Up, Mix Up"– 5:07
"Give Thanks and Praises" – 3:15
"Blackman Redemption" – 3:33
"Trench Town" – 3:12
"Stiff Necked Fools" – 3:24
"I Know" – 3:19
"Rastaman Live Up!" (Bob Marley/Lee Perry) – 5:23
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