Bob Marley
BIRTHDAY
February 6, 1945
BIRTHPLACE
Nine Mile, Jamaica
DEATH DATE
May 11, 1981 (age 36)
BIRTH SIGN
Aquarius
About
Born Nesta Robert Marley, he became known as the Ambassador
of Third World for his music and sold over 75 million reggae albums worldwide.
He died of cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida.
Before Fame
Although of mixed race, he identified as black and was a big
supporter of the Back to Africa movement and the Rastafari movement. He put up
posters of the Black Panthers and Che Guevara in
the Wailers Soul Shack record store.
Trivia
His hits "No Woman, No Cry," "Could You Be
Loved," "Get Up Stand Up," and "Redemption Song"
preceded his tragic death. He was buried with a soccer ball, a Gibson guitar, a
Bible, and a bud of marijuana. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame in 1994.
Family Life
He got married to Rita Marley on
February 10, 1966 and they had five children together. He had a total of eleven
children across all of his relationships.
Associated With
BIRTHPLACE
Nine Mile, Jamaica
DEATH DATE
May 11, 1981 (age 36)
BIRTH SIGN
Aquarius
Tinashe Kachingwe
BIRTHDAY
February 6, 1993
BIRTHPLACE
Lexington, KY
AGE
23 years old
BIRTH SIGN
Aquarius
About
Versatile talent known simply as Tinashe who has released
the acclaimed mixtapes In Case We Die and Reverie. Her 2014 single "2
On" featuring Schoolboy Q peaked
at #21 on the US R&B chart.
Before Fame
She is a former baby model who also had a more prominent
acting career before jumping into the music game. She provided her voice for
the film The Polar Express and appeared on the sitcom Two and a Half Men.
Trivia
Family Life
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she moved to Los Angeles when
she was 8 years old. Her father is a native of Zimbabwe and she and her two
younger brothers have Irish, Norwegian, and Danish roots.
Associated With
She cites Sade as one of
the few musical influences in her life.
Natalie Cole
BIRTHDAY
February 6, 1950
BIRTHPLACE
Los Angeles, CA
DEATH DATE
Dec 31, 2015 (age 65)
BIRTH SIGN
Aquarius
About
Jazz and pop vocalist who is the daughter of Nat King Cole and
who is known for her many hit singles like "This Will Be (An Everlasting
Love)."
Before Fame
She sang on her father's Christmas album when she was six
years old and began performing five years later.
Trivia
She sold more than thirty million records over the course of
her career.
Family Life
She married Marvin Yancy in 1976, Andre Fischer in 1989, and
then Kenneth H. Dupree in 2001. She and Yancy had a son named Robert together.
Associated With
One of Cole's contemporaries, Marianne
Faithfull, was once an esteemed musician but her addiction to heroin
eventually led to her downfall.
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