The reggae music legend died of cancer in 1981 aged just 36.
Getty ImagesThe 1977 album Exodus was named Album of the Century by Time Magazine.Marley was born in 1945 to a white middle class father and a black mother, in Jamaica.
His childhood was spent in poverty and he had little contact with his father, a naval officer who worked for the British government.In 1972, Marley arrived in Britain with his band The Wailers to tour with Johnny Nash in the hope of launching his international career.Bob Marley and The Wailers pose for a portrait in 1973 in London
The following year, The Wailers released their album Catch a Fire and made their television debut on the BBC. The appearance made a big impact and gave them a wider audience outside of their traditional fan base.Bob Marley and the I-Threes perform together at the Rainbow Theatre in London in 1977After another tour in 1975, a recording of No Woman No Cry live at The Lyceum, London, was released as a single and gave Marley his first UK hit.
Marley died the following year as a result of acral lentiginous melanoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 1977. He was buried in his Jamaican birthplace of the village Nine Mile.
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