Marley was born in Jamaica, the son of a British army captain and a Jamaican mother. He cut his first recording on 1961, but didn't find success until 1962 when One More Cup of Coffee was released. Over the next 10 years, he would enjoy a moderate amount of success, mostly in his native country, but in 1972 the album Catch a Fire was released and received international acclaim.
Throughout his career, Marley had many successful singles including; I Shot the Sheriff, No Woman No Cry, Exodus, Jamming, Could You Be Loved and many more.
The world mourned when they heard of the loss of this great singer/songwriter and major inspiration for a generation of contemporaries.
Other notable events for May 11:
-Russian bandleader and musicologist Alexander Utyosov claimed in an East Berlin newspaper on May 11, 1961 that Dixieland jazz, generally recognized as a style born in New Orleans, actually began in Odessa many years before
-Atlantic Records subsidiary label Cotillion released the triple album soundtrack for the Woodstock movie on May 11, 1970 of the film of the historic festival near Woodstock, New York on August 15-17, 1969. The album featured a host of stars and shot straight to number 1 where it would remain for a month
-Eric Clapton, Georgie Fame, and Charlie Watts were the nucleus of an ad hoc group who played at the wedding reception of record producer Glyn Johns and his new wife Vivienne on May 11, 1979
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