Today—May 11, 2026— marks the 45th anniversary of Bob Marley’s death. The late musical icon died in 1981, after being diagnosed with cancer. Tragically, the health ailment started in his toe, before ...

Forty-five years ago today, Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital at 36 years old. Too young by any measure, but old enough to have already changed the world. What few people realize is that the album ...

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On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley, the international face of reggae, passed away at the age of 36. The roots of Marley’s illness that led to his death can be traced back to 1977. At the time, Marley noticed ...

More than 40 years after his death, Bob Marley'svoice still echoes far beyond Jamaica. His music became the soundtrack for movements centered on peace, justice, and liberation, while his image remains ...