| Location | Jamaica |
| Age | 36 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 06/02/1945 |
| Date of Death | 11/05/1981 |
| Visitors | 1,129 since 21/11/2008 |
| Creator |
In July 1977, Marley was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma, in
a football wound - according to widely held urban legend, inflicted by broadcaster and pundit Danny
Baker[12] - on his right big toe. Marley refused amputation, because of the Rastafari belief that
the body must be "whole."
Marley may have seen medical doctors as samfai (tricksters, deceivers). True to this belief Marley
went against all surgical possibilities and sought out other means that would not break his
religious beliefs. He also refused to register a will, based on the Rastafari belief that writing a
will is acknowledging death as inevitable, thus disregarding the everlasting (or everliving, as
Rastas say) character of life.
The cancer then metastasized to Marley's brain, lungs, liver, and stomach. After playing two shows
at Madison Square Garden as part of his fall 1980 Uprising Tour, he collapsed while jogging in NYC's
Central Park. The remainder of the tour was subsequently cancelled.
Bob Marley played his final concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September
23, 1980. The live version of "Redemption Song" on Songs of Freedom was recorded at this show.[13]
Marley afterwards sought medical help from Munich specialist Josef Issels, but his cancer had
already progressed to the terminal stage.
While flying home from Germany to Jamaica for his final days, Marley became ill, and landed in Miami
for immediate medical attention. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida on the
morning of May 11, 1981 at the age of 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his
death. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy life." Marley received a state funeral
in Jamaica on May 21, 1981 which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition.
He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his Gibson Les Paul and a Bible. A month before
his death, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.
Marley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Time magazine chose Bob Marley &
The Wailers' Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.
In 2001, Marley was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a feature-length
documentary about his life, Rebel Music, won various awards at the Grammys. With contributions from
Rita, the Wailers, and Marley's lovers and children, it also tells much of the story in his own
words.
In 2006, the State of New York renamed a portion of Church Avenue from Remsen Avenue to East 98th
Street in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn "Bob Marley Boulevard".
♫.* Our Angels Sing *.♫
♫ When the night is over ♫
♫ And a new day just begins ♫
♫ Youll hear the Harps start playing ♫
♫ And our Angels start to sing ♫
♫....................*...................♫
♫ Every note so perfect ♫
♫ They sing for you and me ♫
♫ For each one of our Angels ♫
♫ Sings in beautiful harmony ♫
♫....................*...................♫
♫ When we go to bed at night ♫
♫ So often do we cry ♫
♫ Our Angels snuggle up real close ♫
♫ And softly sings a lullaby ♫
♫....................*...................♫
♫ Our Angels always guide us ♫
♫ From dawn until its dusk ♫
♫ Our Angels never leave us ♫
♫ For we're the ones they love and trust ♫
♫....................*...................♫
LOVE ALWAYS VICKY XXXX
copyright© Vicky Deaville 24/10/09
♫....................*...................♫
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ GOODNIGHT BEAUTIFUL ANGEL Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
♡ღ♥♡ღ♥ღ♡♥ღ♡♥ღ♡
┊ ┊ ┊ ♥ Those we love don't go away
┊ ┊ ♥ They walk beside us every day,
┊ ♥ Unseen, unheard, but always near,
♥ Still loved, still missed and very dear.
With love Always
┊ ┊ ┊ ♥
┊ ┊ ♥
┊ ♥
♥
Love Ash xxx
Hi Bob
Sorry not been on for a while but havnt forgot you as how could anyone forget such a great singer ,God bless Bob love Ash xxx
Love
Love for you Bob Marley he was a great Artist Ash and my grandson James is into his music that's all he plays.
xxxxx Maureen
to your Angel.xxxO ♥ is for the ONE and ONLY ♥
U ♥ is for UNITED one day ♥
R ♥ is for the RIVERS we cry ♥
L ♥ is for the LONGING to hold you ♥
O ♥ is for OH how i miss you ♥
V ♥ is for your VOICE we long to hear ♥
E ♥ is for the EMOTIONS we feel ♥
D ♥ is till the DAY i DIE ♥
O ♥ is for OUR love will never die ♥
N ♥ is for NEVER letting our memories fade ♥
E ♥ is for ETERNAL love ♥
S ♥ is for SOMEONE SO SPECIAL ♥
♥ MISS YOU SO MUCH ♥
LOVE ASH xxx
♥═══♥ FOR THOSE I HAVE LEFT BEHIND ♥═══♥
I have not gone far...I still see...
Those tears you shed...are for me...
I am not unhappy...I am not sad...
I just thank God...For all we had...
I did not choose...To go away...
But God told me...I couldn't stay...
He reached for me...with loving care...
Come with me child...If you dare...
Reach out your arms...to those below...
Blow them a kiss...So they will know...
Let the breeze of your kiss... Pass across their brow...
Let them know you are safe...and happy now...
Now dry your eyes...And remember me...
For where I am...Was meant to be...
To you that I have left behind...
The love we've shared...Will always bind...
If a breeze should pass...Across your brow...
Remember from where it came...And how...
Until we meet again one day...
I've not gone far... I am just away.
Original Poem By: Joanne T. Romano (2001)
╚══♥ xxx ♥═══♥
do you know the number
please do you know the number for heaven up above i want to make a call to someone that i love,telephone directories enquiries,oh yes i have tried them all,i even asked the local priest because he talks to god you see i thought he,d have a direct line but he was no help to me,i tried the yellow pages but nothing seem to fit i just want to talk to you for just a little bit, love theresa xxx
64 today bless you x
Forever young Bob no grey hair for you you are an amazing man, musician and although I dont believe in your religion god bless you for having such a strong faith sing loud with my Franco what a combination xxxx
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