This Was Bob Marley's Real Name
Bob Marley came from a comparatively prosperous background compared to many of the ghettoized Jamaicans who were his most loyal listeners throughout his career. However, the circumstances of his birth were unorthodox.
According to "Bob Marley: The Biography" by Stephen Davis, which features direct quotes from Marley's family, the future star was born to Norval Sinclair Marley, also known as Captain Marley, a white British military man who at the age of 60 met 18-year-old Jamaican woman Cedella Malcolm.
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