Gregory Isaacs, 59, the Jamaican-born reggae singer who was known as the "cool ruler" for his smooth, romantic singing style and who popularized the reggae subgenre known as lovers rock, died of lung ...

Bob Marley became an icon for popularizing reggae music worldwide. Marley passed away in 1981 at the age of 36, leaving at least 11 children behind. Many of his children and grandchildren have ...

Some of Bob Marley’s children have followed in his musical footsteps Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...

Without question, Jamaica’s greatest export is reggae music, as embodied by the genre icon Bob Marley. Even if you’ve never had the fortune to visit the Caribbean country, Marley’s influence can be ...

Bob Marley performed at the Smile Jamaica Concert two days after being shot, showing his commitment to peace and making one of the most powerful statements of his career. Marley’s 1977 album “Exodus” ...

Affectionately known as the 'Cool Ruler' by many of his fans, the singer-songwriter died at his South London home on October 25 of lung cancer Zimbabweans this week joined music lovers around the ...

Reggae music pioneer Bob Marley died at the too-young age of 36 in 1981 from melanoma. But his music lives forever in the hearts of music fans, if sales are an indication. His 1984 "Legend" best-of ...

Gregory Isaacs, the reggae star whose smooth voice made him a fixture on the charts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, died of lung cancer. Isaacs peaked with the landmark 1982 "Night Nurse" album, ...

Bob Marley's sons Kymani, Julian, Ziggy, Damian and Stephen Marley posing for a photo after their performance at the "Roots, Rock, Reggae Tour 2004" at the Filene Center on August 8, 2004 in Vienna, ...

Isaacs released more than 500 albums over his career, starting in 1975. He worked with renowned reggae producers Lee “Scratch” Perry and the recently deceased Sugar Minott throughout the 1970s, ...

Trisha Gopal contributed to a previous version of this article. Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley was born February 6, 1945 in the village of Nine Mile to Cedella Malcolm, a 19-year-old Black Jamaican ...