Bob Marley

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hythms the people wanted to hear and he was now free to write his own music. It also gave him the opportunity to go live with his mother in the United States. Marley only stayed for a short period of time though. He felt that he did not fit in and ended up heading right back to Jamaica. After being back in Jamaica for several months he met Rita Anderson, his soon to be wife. This would be one of the greatest things for Bob, but also one of the worst. Bob and Rita were soon married. Together they had two sons Ziggy, Stevie. They also had a daughter Cedella whom Bob named after his mother. I find it interesting that he named his daughter after his mother since she was really never there for him. I feel that was a very brave and respectable thing to do. Bob was a great father. “Everyday Bob had his children picked up and driven to Hope Road. Stevie, Ziggy and Cedella would arrive around two and stay until 6 or seven o’clock, spending time with their father and watching him play soccer.” By the late 1960s,...