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Bob Marley

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician. The late singer is seen here wearing a more untamed version of dreadlocks.

21 things you didn't know about Bob Marley

John Shore
theGRIO REPORT - On what would have been Bob Marley's 67th birthday, author John Shore offers some insights into the Marley you probably didn't know...
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Bob Marley’s granddaughter Donisha Prendergast, right, dances to reggae music during the celebration of Marley's 68th birthday at the yard of his Kingston home, in Jamaica, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Marley's relatives and old friends were joined by hundreds of tourists to dance and chant to the pounding of drums to honor the late reggae icon who died of cancer in 1981 at age 36. (AP Photo/ David McFadden)

Fans mark Marley's b'day in Jamaica

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Hundreds of tourists have joined Rastafarian priests and reggae musicians at Bob Marley's old house in Jamaica to mark the 68th anniversary of the late reggae icon's birth...
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Snoop Dogg, now known as Snoop Lion, gets approval from Rohan Marley.

'Snoop Lion' gets the blessing of Bob Marley's son

Hassan Washington
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Snoop Dogg is now known as Snoop Lion, since his conversion to Rastafarianism on July 30, 2012...
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NJ students sickened by Bob Marley drink at school

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HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Officials have removed a relaxation drink named after reggae icon Bob Marley after several students at a New Jersey school were sicken...
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Lauryn Hill to Wyclef Jean: 'It's called the high road, try taking it'

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT - Lauryn Hill went a rant during a recent concert in Dallas where she sent out what many are calling an indirect message to Wyclef Jean, telling him...
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Peter Tosh on Legalize It album cover

Late reggae icon Peter Tosh receives Jamaica honor

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Jamaica's government is honoring firebrand reggae star Peter Tosh 25 years after his murder...
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LA names day in honor of Bob Marley

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - It's Bob Marley Day in Los Angeles...
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 17: Snoop Dogg attends the Premiere of Magnolia Pictures' 'Marley' at the ArcLight Hollywood on April 17, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Snoop Dogg to release reggae album as 'Snoop Lion'

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Snoop Dogg is transforming his image at the ripe age of 40. The rapper/actor will is taking on the new persona of 'Snoop Lion'...
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Scientist names marine parasite after Bob Marley

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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A tiny blood-sucking parasite that infests fish on Caribbean coral reefs has been named after Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley...
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Michael Jackson's album Thriller has gone platinum 29 times.

All-time best-selling black albums

Marquise Francis
June is Black Music Month. On June 7, 1979 President Jimmy Carter pronounced June as the month when black music would be remembered...
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