The toe nail became partially detached and painful. He injured his right great toe during a Soccer game on tour in Paris, France. When was the first indication that something was amiss with Bob Marley’s health? According to sources this first happened in the summer of 1977. This account I hope is fair, balanced and enlightening.īob Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music and is credited with spreading Jamaican and the Rastafarian movement worldwide. However from several sources I managed to piece together the story of his illness and death from Metastatic Skin Cancer (Melanoma). Did he really die from a brain tumor? Or other nefarious causes? Like the CIA? Poison in his boots etc? Bob Marley’s medical records were never made public.

It’s been 30 years since his death and there have many rumours and speculation about the cause of death. Here are excerpts, with a link to the original article below.īob Marley the charismatic beloved Jamaican singer, who introduced reggae infused with Rastafarian themes died from a cancerous brain Tumor on in Miami. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010.Dr Cleland Gooding MD., F.A.A.D., a physician with a specialty in Skin Diseases employed by the Bahamas Government, has penned this intriguing article about Bob Marley’s failed treatment for skin cancer, which eventually progressed to the brain cancer responsible for his death at 36. Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Performer) The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also known as one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide. His best-known hits include 'I Shot the Sheriff', 'No Woman, No Cry', 'Could You Be Loved', 'Stir It Up', 'Get Up Stand Up', 'Jamming', 'Redemption Song', 'One Love' and, 'Three Little Birds', as well as the posthumous releases 'Buffalo Soldier' and 'Iron Lion Zion'. Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica. Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.

He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae bands The Wailers (1963-1974) and Bob Marley & The Wailers (1974–1981).

Nesta Robert 'Bob' Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician.

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