Bob Marley Trivia Questions

Bob Marley's birth name is Robert Nesta Marley. He was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica, on February 6, 1945.

On December 3, 1976, gunmen attacked Bob Marley’s home in Kingston, Jamaica, two days before a peace concert. He was wounded but survived.

Norval Marley, Bob Marley’s father, was a white Jamaican born in England. His mixed-race background influenced Bob Marley’s identity.

Bob Marley was actually born in Nine Mile, a small rural village in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, not in Kingston.

Bob Marley had 11 children total, with several women. He had only three with his wife Rita: Ziggy, Stephen, and Cedella.

Bob Marley composed the song alone. He gave co-writing credit to his friend Vincent Ford to provide royalties that supported Ford's Trenchtown soup kitchen, so Ford is often listed as a co-writer.

Bob Marley never won a competitive Grammy award. His compilation album 'Legend' was released in 1984, but he received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in 2001.

Bob Marley’s final concert was on September 23, 1980 at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh. He died of cancer less than a year later.