Stephen Marley

Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley performing in 2007
Stephen Marley performing in 2007
Background information
Birth nameStephen Robert Nesta Marley
Also known asRaggamuffin
Born (1972-04-20) April 20, 1972 (age 52)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1979–present
LabelsTuff Gong
Ghetto Youths International
Websitestephenmarleymusic.com

Stephen Robert Nesta Marley (born April 20, 1972) is a Jamaican-American musician. The son of Bob Marley, Marley is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, three times as a solo artist, twice as a producer of his younger paternal half-brother Damian Marley's Halfway Tree and Welcome to Jamrock albums, and a further three times as a member of his older brother Ziggy Marley's group Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers.

Marley's 2011 album Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2012.[1] His follow-up, Revelation Pt. 2 – The Fruit of Life, was released on July 22, 2016.[2]

In several of his self-produced solo albums Mind Control (2007), Mind Control Acoustic (2008), Revelation Part I: The Root of Life (2011) and Revelation Part II: The Fruit of Life (2016) he has composed and produced all the songs on his album, and he has played a variety of the musical instruments himself.

On April 3, 2017, Marley and Pitbull performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, playing their single, "Options".[3][4]

  1. ^ Grizzle, Shereita (2014) "Stephen Marley Lets 'Rock Stone' Loose", Jamaica Gleaner, March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  2. ^ " Stephen Marley announces the release of his new album", bobmarley.com, May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Stephen Marley & Pitbull set to perform 'Options' on Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". bobmarley.com. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Pitbull ft. Stephen Marley: Options". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via YouTube.

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