Biography
The oldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley and his wife Rita, Ziggy Marley was the natural heir to the throne left vacant by his father's untimely 1981 death. Along with backing band the Melody Makers, a unit comprised of his brothers and sisters, he successfully carried on the tradition of communicating the music's message to a growing global audience, even scoring a U.S. Top 40 single in the process -- a claim neither of his parents could make. Born David Marley in Kingston, Jamaica on October 17, 1968, he received guitar and drum lessons from his father, and began sitting in on Wailers recording sessions at the age of ten. In 1979, » Read more
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Influenced By
- Bob Marley
- David Bowie
- Bunny Wailer
- Stevie Wonder
- Black Uhuru
- Jimmy Cliff
- Desmond Dekker
- Max Romeo
- Steel Pulse
- U-Roy
- Billy Ocean
- Sly & Robbie
- Peter Tosh
Followed
- Errol Brown
- Wilburn Cole
- Christopher Meredith
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
- Cedella Marley
- Damian "Junior Gong" Marley
