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In 1980, Marley
fell gravely ill. The cancer in his toe had spread upwards through his
body and had infected his liver, stomach and brain. In September, Bob
nearly fainted during a concert in New York City. The next day he
collapsed while jogging through a park and was rushed to the hospital. The
doctors revealed that the tumor in his brain had greatly enlarged and that
Bob had less than a month to live. |
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Bob wanted to
continue the tour though, and he performed an awesome show in Pittsburgh
on September 22. Bob then went to Miami where he was baptized at the
Ethiopian Orthodox Church on November 4. Five days later, in a last
attempt to save his life, Bob flew to a controversial treatment center in
Germany with his wife. Three months later on May 11, 1981, Bob Marley died
at the young age of 36. |
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Bob Marleys
funeral was held in Jamaica on May 21, and hundreds of thousands of people
attended, including the Prime Minister of Jamaica. Bobs body was taken
back to his birth place in Nine Miles where it now rests in a mausoleum. |
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The Legacy of Robert Nesta Marley
Early Musical Career
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