Bob Marley remembered: A look at the 'One Love' reggae singer's life and career
![The legendary and award-winning Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley died on May 11, 1981. Take a look at images from his award-winning career, including this photo of him making an appearance at Tower Records store in 1979.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/16ac69bc-d100-480a-822a-749bb971e326-001_GettyImages-78683778.jpg?width=448&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The legendary and award-winning Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley died on May 11, 1981. Take a look at images from his award-winning career, including this photo of him making an appearance at Tower Records store in 1979.
Chris Walter, WireImage![Bob Marley performs in front of an audience of 40,000 during a reggae festival concert in Paris on July 4, 1980.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/ec299332-816e-4d45-bc06-6fe1044b2405-002_AP8007040192.jpg?width=525&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs in front of an audience of 40,000 during a reggae festival concert in Paris on July 4, 1980.
Langevin, AP![Bob Marley performs on Nov. 27, 1979.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/a7ea112c-47dc-4750-8085-78985031f607-003_GettyImages-73909291.jpg?width=463&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs on Nov. 27, 1979.
Michael Ochs Archives![Bob Marley, front, and members of The Wailers pose for a picture in 1970. Marley was the band's lead singer.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/fe19fdb4-8bc8-4070-881a-870803291be9-004_GettyImages-74288270.jpg?width=561&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley, front, and members of The Wailers pose for a picture in 1970. Marley was the band's lead singer.
Michael Ochs Archives, Via Getty Images![Bob Marley sits for a portrait at a London hotel on Feb. 2, 1978.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/9906ad4f-e78f-4084-86f1-f483d90243cc-005_GettyImages-1284244533.jpg?width=452&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley sits for a portrait at a London hotel on Feb. 2, 1978.
Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music, Getty Images![Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh pose backstage at a Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium in New York on June 19, 1978.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/caeb81df-1066-4cf4-a597-6a96de278ce1-006_GettyImages-108305959.jpg?width=660&height=442&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley, Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh pose backstage at a Rolling Stones concert at the Palladium in New York on June 19, 1978.
Michael Putland, Getty Images![Bob Marley and The Wailers perform in front of an audience of 40,000 during a reggae festival concert in Paris on July 4, 1980.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/4890c2cf-cccb-4f3d-a33b-0d66ed33592e-007_AP8007040168.jpg?width=660&height=506&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley and The Wailers perform in front of an audience of 40,000 during a reggae festival concert in Paris on July 4, 1980.
Langevin, AP![Bob Marley performs in 1970.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/1fb3f81c-d06b-40aa-b855-ad45e998db38-008_GettyImages-74282902.jpg?width=660&height=442&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs in 1970.
Michael Ochs Archives![Bob Marley poses for a picture. The singer/songwriter was awarded the Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2001, 20 years after his death.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/2c851868-db18-4ca3-ab57-cde5880726cf-009_GettyImages-73995671.jpg?width=519&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley poses for a picture. The singer/songwriter was awarded the Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2001, 20 years after his death.
Michael Ochs Archives![Bob Marley practices his football skills at a soccer field in Paris on May 10, 1977.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/0d2951c2-4af2-4864-9f70-dd7b853ff63a-010_AP7705100258.jpg?width=453&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley practices his football skills at a soccer field in Paris on May 10, 1977.
AP![Bob Marley signing autographs at the Tower Records Sunset store in 1979.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/0b5dd61a-f295-41e0-9f5b-3c6e16359b69-011_GettyImages-88098971.jpg?width=660&height=431&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley signing autographs at the Tower Records Sunset store in 1979.
Chris Walter, WireImage![Bob Marley performs with Stevie Wonder at the Black Music Association convention at the Sheraton Hotel on June 9, 1979, in Philadelphia.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/03518f5f-7770-49e6-881d-1fbe762417d4-012_GettyImages-74282968.jpg?width=531&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs with Stevie Wonder at the Black Music Association convention at the Sheraton Hotel on June 9, 1979, in Philadelphia.
Michael Ochs Archives![Bob Marley performs at a concert in Bourget, Paris, on July 3, 1980.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/f2689c95-b3e3-4208-9f2f-19642429ec06-013_AP8007030128.jpg?width=660&height=502&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs at a concert in Bourget, Paris, on July 3, 1980.
Langevin, AP![Bob Marley talks to reporters before a practice match with friends and musicians at a soccer field in Paris on May 10, 1977.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/b2c9157a-2f47-4317-ab28-c1e32fce82a1-014_AP7705100241.jpg?width=477&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley talks to reporters before a practice match with friends and musicians at a soccer field in Paris on May 10, 1977.
AP![Bob Marley performs in a free concert at National Heroes Park in Kingston, Jamaica, on Dec. 6, 1976, two days after being shot in the left arm during a rehearsal. Three of Marley's associates were also shot during the incident.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/05/11/USAT/e29ce9e5-753b-4773-9151-3ba4c956c874-015_AP761206072.jpg?width=446&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bob Marley performs in a free concert at National Heroes Park in Kingston, Jamaica, on Dec. 6, 1976, two days after being shot in the left arm during a rehearsal. Three of Marley's associates were also shot during the incident.
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