11th May 1981, Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died of lung - TopicsExpress



          

11th May 1981, Jamaican singer-songwriter Bob Marley died of lung cancer and a brain tumour aged 36. Had the 1981 single No Woman No Cry, plus over ten other UK Top 40 singles. In 1990, the 6th February was proclaimed a national holiday in Jamaica to commemorate his birth. The compilation album, Legend, released in 1984, is the best-selling reggae album ever with sales of more than 20 million copies. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century. More on Bob: thisdayinmusic/pages/bob_marley
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 06:11:56 +0000

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