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Marley

American  
[mahr-lee] / ˈmɑr li /

noun

  1. Robert Nesta Bob, 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter: popularizer of Rastafarianism.


Marley British  
/ ˈmɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. Bob, full name Robert Nesta Marley. 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. With his group, the Wailers, his albums included Burnin' (1973), Natty Dread (1975), Rastaman Vibration (1976), and Exodus (1977)

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His mum "tried hard to shelter me" and filled the house with feel-good music – gospel songs, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson.

From BBC

Almost 200 years later, the electronic hearth offers plenty of chilling tales with which one can continue the tradition and honor the rattling chain of Jacob Marley’s ghost.

From Los Angeles Times

“Marley was dead,” Charles Dickens begins the novella he subtitled “A Ghost Story of Christmas.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Who were you thinking about when you wrote the reggae part in “Life’s Been Good”? Bob Marley in “Stir It Up.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Marley has complex needs and needs full daily life attention. Meadow is going to live a completely normal life and will barely need any breathing support."

From BBC