recent decades. Society in the 1960's and 70's had problems with racism and

equality causing many people to turn to music as an escape. In Catch a Fire,

by Timothy White, the author tells all about the life of Bob Marley, his

contributions to the music industry and to culture. Bob Marley lived though

harsh times, but grew up to become one of the greatest reggae musicians of

all time. His music was heavily influenced by religious and social issues. In

creating his unique music, he became an icon to future musicians around the

world. Today his music continues to influence many musicians, fans, and

cultures. In 1944 a fifty year old British military man named, Captain Norval

Marley, married an eighteen year old black Jamaican girl named Cadella

Booker. They had a son naming him Robert Nesta Marley, later known as Bob,

who was born on February 6, 1947 in Nine Miles, Jamaica (Lee 1). Captain

Marley seldom saw his son, although he provid

ed some financial support for the family. When Bob was five years old, his

father took Bob away to Kingston, Jamaica's capital. On the journey there,

"Bob thought of Nine Miles once the most imposing community

of life. The Rasta's way of life stressed eating chemical free foods, natural

the Third World's first international superstar. In 1962, Bob Marley released

he arrived to the clinic, Marley had lost all his hair, but now he seemed to

just enough to be able to finance his music, and then he returned to Jamaica

foods and having a balanced diet (Nicholas 64). They also believed in using

new style of music, it influenced a new generation of musicians. "A wide

On the 23rd of September, it was reported that Bob Marley was suffering from

earlier songs changed to those of social and spiritual issues as the group

their adolescent voices, Bob and Bunny began in 1

over their developing Rastafarian image. In mid-1967, Bob and

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)