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Bob Marley

Bob left Kong after she failed to pay him.
             4. Wailing Wailers was formed by Bob, Bunny (Neville Livingstone) who was his close friend and other close friends. In the begining the band did not do quite well so they dropped out and now the Wailing Wailers consisted of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny which were starting to become quite popular locally.
             B. Bob's father(Captain Norval Marley, he was a white quartermaster attached to the British West Indian Regiment.) leaves his mother (Cedalla Booker).
             C. Born into believing Rastafari ("The roots, core beliefs and practices of Rastafari lie close to Bob Marley's music and philosophy.").
             D. His mother brings him into the Big City,Trenchtown (West Kingston). Here in the big city Bob was exposed to more music than he ever imagined. They attended a music class together which was held by the famous Jamaican singer Joe Higgs. In that class they met Peter Macintosh and soon became good friends.
             1.When Bob moved into Trenchtown he was opened to music that he had never heard before and that inspired him to take a singing class.
             E. Met best friend Neville Livingstone(Bunny).
             Transition: As Bob Marley grew into his teens, Bob and his mother look for work as jobs are scarce in Jamacia in the late 50's.
             II. After a bad producer and no pay, Bob and friends started a band called Wailing Wailers.
             A. After a rough start they found producer Clemet Dodd who worked for Coxsone. "It was here where the Wailing Wailers recorded the first song "Simmer Down" which did quite well in Jamaica. To help with the recording of their songs the studio provided several talented Ska musicians. The Wailing Wailers consisting now of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny were starting to become quite popular locally. Their audiences rapidly grew and they recorded several more songs on the Coxsone label which included "It Hurts to be Alone" and "Rule the Roadie" Bob soon took on the role of the leader, being the main songwriter and all.


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