Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, musician, and songwriter known for his reggae music. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the band Bob Marley and the Wailers. Marley was influenced by Jamaican culture and wrote songs about political and social issues as well as Rastafarian beliefs. He released many popular albums over his career and is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time.

1. Bob Marley
(Nesta Robert Marley)
(6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981)

2. Style
Bob marley is a Jamaican singer, musician and song writer. He was the lead
singer and rhythm guitarist for the reggae band Bob Marley And The Wailers.
Bob was influenced a lot by his homeland Jamaica. He wrote a lot of songs
about political views and the culture of Jamaica.
His visual style reflects his roots in the Rastafarian ghetto culture.

3. Genre
Bob marley was a reggae and ska artist. Most of his songs
reflect on his Rastafarian back round. He was best known for
some of his biggest hits such as ‘No Woman No Cry’, ‘I Shot The
Sheriff’, ‘Could You Be Loved’, ‘Stir It Up’, ‘Redemption Song’,
‘Jamming’, ‘One Love’ and ‘Three Little Birds’.

4. Products
Bob Marley released many albums such as:
1. Uprising
2. Birth of a Legend
3. Kaya
4. Exodus
5. Natty Dread
6. Burnin’
7. Confrontation
8. African Herbsman
9. Soul Shakedown
10. Legend
11. Catch A Fire
12. Rastaman Vibration

5. Career paths..
December 1962- Marley left school at 14, and trained as a welder he was also concentrating on music. He recorded two
singles, 'Judge Not (Unless you Judge Yourself)' and 'One Cup of Coffee' at a local studio by Leslie Kong , owner of the
Beverley's label.
1963- He Forms the Wailing Rudeboys with some of his Trench town friends peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston they are joined
by Junior Braithwaite and female vocalists Beverly Kelso and Cherry Green.
January 1964- The Wailers first single, 'Simmer Down', reached Number 1 in Jamaica's JBC Radio Chart. The group began to
release a series of singles that featured regularly in the Jamaican charts.
February 1966- Bob Marley Married Rita (Alpharita) Anderson.
November 1968- Marley begun exploring Rastafarianism. He met Mortimo Planno of the Divine Theocratic Temple of Rastafari
in Kingston. Beginning of Rastafarian influence on his music.
1969- Marley fully embraces Rastafarianism along with the rest of the Wailers,
1970- Debut Wailers album "Soul Rebel" was released.
November 1973- Second Island album "Burnin" released.
October 1974- “Natty Dread" released. The difference with this album is that the group is now called Bob Marley and The
Wailers.

6. Continued
Spring 1977- The Wailers are based in London, on and off, for three months while working on their next album, during this time
Marley and Aston Barret are arrested and fined for Possession of marijuana
June 1977- "Exodus" is released it reaches Number 8 in the UK album charts, later hitting number 20 in the States.
September 1977- In Miami, a cancerous growth is diagnosed on one of Marley's toes- the press is informed that it is a foot injury
received while playing football.
February 1978- The album "Kaya" is recorded in England: the single 'Is This Love' reaches the UK Top Ten.
July 1980- The single "Could You Be Loved", taken from the album "Uprising", reaches UK Number 5.
September 1980- During dates at Madison Square Garden, New York, supporting the Commodores, Marley collapses while
jogging Cancer is detected.
November 1980- Marley is baptized at Kingston's Ethiopian Orthodox Church, marking his conversion to Christian
Rastafarianism he takes the name Berhane Selassie.
11 May 1981- Marley dies at Miami's Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, days after arriving. He is buried on 21 May after lying in state
at the National Arena, Kingston.

7. Target audience
Bob Marley's music and products are aimed at a reggae audience, he expresses
a lot of his culture within his music so it also attracts marijuana smokers. Most of
his lyrics have a lot of meaning behind black culture, history of Jamaicans and the
slave trade. As well as reggae Marley also appeals to Ska music, this also attracts
a different type of audience such as skin heads.

8. Record label
Bob Marley was signed to Island records who was owned Chris Blackwell and
Graeme Goodall in jamaica. It is now called Universal Music Group and based in
the united kingdom. They have many bands and artists in their portfolio such as
Amy Winehouse, Blink 182, Annie Mac, Jessie J, Tom Jones, The Wanted ect.
UMG also own the largest catalog of recorded music in the world. They do not
focus on one perticular genre, they have a wide range of artist that specalise in all
diffrent types of music. This is the mission statement for the record lable:
Universal Music Group is renowned for its many varying labels and companies
that merge forming a cultural music phenomenon. UMG (Universal Music Group)
recently forged a two-year agreement with Bally's Total Fitness to give Bally
members free mp3 downloads. This new concept of music ingenuity and fitness is
just one of the many ideas that UMG has forged; as well as VEVO, an improved
look and performance for online music video channeling. UMG has continuously
been rethinking and redeveloping music into a sellers market, as well as a cultural
boom.
Universal Music Group: "Culturally Sound"

9. Music magazine analysis
The magazine They have used a
Is published by basic white heading
Billboard publication with a few prime
colours to make it
stand out but not take
The article is edited the focus of the
By Danyel Smith picture of Bob Marley.
Billboard is an
international news
weekly magazine devoted
to music and the music The headings are all placed
industry, around the picture of Bob
This shows that they are less
They have used Important than the other
very basic washed content. It also shows that he is
out colours to get a The main purpose of the article.
chilled vibe as he is
a reggae artist.
This is quite an old
Picture of Bob this helps
They have put his name in big To attract an older audience as well
letters as a younger age group.
At the front to attract readers
and its The target audience for this magazine
The main cover line. Founded in 1894
Is male and female adults around the age group
16-40 as it specalises in many genres.