Robert Nesta Marley was born Feb. 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica. In the 60's Marley started playing with Peter Tosh and started recording songs. Eventually Bob Marley and the Wailers was born. Bob Marley soon became a Rastafarian. He recorded many songs about his beliefs and world issues. May 11, 1981 from the spread of melanoma in his lungs. He was only 36 years old.