Photos: See Bob Marley through the years on the 40th anniversary of his death
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Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley, singer The singer sat with a Jamaican cap (Photo by Sigfrid Casals/Cover/Getty Images) (Sigfrid Casals/Cover/Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley relaxes with friends in front of his house at 56 Hope Road on July 9, 1970, in Kingston, Jamaica. (Photo by Charlie Steiner - Hwy 67 Revisited/Getty Images) (CHARLES STEINER/Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years AHOY Photo of Bob MARLEY, Bob Marley performing on stage in the Netherlands. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) (Rob Verhorst/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Photo of Bob Marley performing live on stage at the Odeon with Aston 'Family Man' Barrett (Photo by Ian Dickson/Redferns) (Ian Dickson/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years AHOY Photo of Bob Marley, posed in dressing room with Anton Witkamp of Warner Music (right) receiving award for Babylon By Bus (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) (Rob Verhorst/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 7: Aston 'Family Man' Barrett and Bob Marley perform on stage at Crystal Palace Bowl on June 7th, 1980, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns) (Pete Still/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley performs live on stage at the New York Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York on MAY 1, 1976 (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) (Richard E. Aaron/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley performs live on stage with the Wailers in The Hague, Holland in 1976. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley performs on stage at Crystal Palace Bowl on June 7, 1980, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns) (Pete Still/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley and the Wailers (L-R: Peter "Tosh" McIntosh, Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Bob Marley, Earl 'Wire' Lindo, Carlton 'Carly' Barrett and Neville 'Bunny' Livingston) pose for a portrait in 1973 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley posed on a river boat in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1976. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley at Tower Records Hollywood in 1979. (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) (Chris Walter/WireImage)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley performs live on stage with the Wailers in Voorburg, Holland in 1976. (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley plays guitar as he leads his band, The Wailers, during a performance in the 'Uprising' tour at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept. 19, 1980. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Photo of Bob MARLEY; Bob Marley performing live on stage at the Brighton Leisure Centre. (Photo by Mike Prior/Redferns) (Mike Prior/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley and The Wailers walk down an alley to the stage door behind the Odeon, Birmingham, United Kingdom, on July 18, 1975. (Photo by Ian Dickson/Redferns) (Ian Dickson/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Aston 'Family Man' Barrett (left) and Bob Marley (right) of The Wailers playing guitar and keyboards backstage at the Odeon, Birmingham, United Kingdom, on July 18, 1975. (Photo by Ian Dickson/Redferns) (Ian Dickson/Redferns via Getty Images)
Bob Marley through the years Bob Marley relaxes with friends in front of his house at 56 Hope Road on July 9, 1970, in Kingston, Jamaica. (Photo by Charlie Steiner - Hwy 67 Revisited/Getty Images) (CHARLES STEINER/Getty Images)