* Repost of The Legend, somehow when system was updating this post got lost! *
Today, May 11, 2011, is the 30 year anniversary of the death of a Jamaican musician credited as a legend of Jamaican and a spreader of the Rastafari movement.
Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley was born on February 6, 1945 and died of cancer on May 11, 1981 in Miami while switching planes to fly back to Jamaica. Marley was diagnosed with acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma, and died eight months after his diagnosis. He is survived by at least 11 children from multiple women, including his wife.
Marley's most well-known music hits were "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", and "One Love". Much of his music reflected his religious beliefs and viewpoints.
Marley's final words to his son Ziggy before his death were, "Money can't buy life". He was buried a week later in Jamaica with his red Gibson Les Paul guitar.
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