Cedella Booker

Musician + Singer + Writer

Female

Born Jul 23, 1926

Hometown Jamaica

Died Apr 8, 2008

Genres Reggae

Performed With Bob Marley

Cedella Malcolm Marley Booker was the mother of Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and a singer and writer.

Family

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Cedella Booker

d.2008

parents

Omeriah Malcolm

Father
Alberta Whilby

Mother

children

Rohan Marley
Son, Age 41
Bob Marley
Son, d.1981

News + Updates

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Let's Get Together And Feel Alright
Clash - Apr 30, 2012

'Marley', the new documentary—premiered in Kingston last week and now released to the world—shows just how large one particular issue was in Bob Marley's music (and life), even till after his death: race. Marley's decision to aim for success in rock music instead of the U.S. black music scene caused producer Chris Blackwell (who prompted it) to be vilified by other members of the Wailers, even to the point of calling him "Whitewell." And the film sheds new light both on Marl...
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Bob Marley, Derramándose 20minutos.Es
Google News - Jun 08, 2011

Dos sangres: la madre, Cedella Booker, Ciddy, era negra descendiente de africanos. El padre, Norval Sinclair Marley, descendía de ingleses y era mulato. Había nacido en Jamaica, servido en la Royal Navy y trabajaba como capataz de una plantación
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L'attualità Inattuale Del Giamaicano Marley Terra
Google News - May 31, 2011

Egli stesso era figlio di Norval Sinclair Marley, giamaicano di colore bianco discendente di una famiglia inglese, e di Cedella Booker, afro giamaicana nera. «Io non ho pregiudizi contro me stesso», disse una volta Marley. «Mio padre era bianco e mia
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Bob Marley Un Piccolo Grande Uomo, Molto Più Di Un Cantante Paperblog
Google News - May 23, 2011

La sua storia fu avventurosa sin dalla tenera età, in cui rimase orfano del padre Norval Sinclair Marley, un sessantenne ufficiale di origini inglesi che conobbe la diciassettenne di colore Cedella Booker e questa sua personale situazione ebbe una
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Timeline

Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Cedella Booker.

CHILDHOOD

1926 Birth Born on July 23, 1926.

THIRTIES

1963 36 Years Old While living in Trenchtown, Booker gave birth to a daughter, Pearl, with Taddeus Livingston, the father of Bunny Livingston – aka Bunny Wailer – who formed the original Wailers trio with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh in 1963. … Read More

FORTIES

1976 49 Years Old After Edward Booker's death in 1976, Cedella moved to Miami, Florida, where she was present at the deathbed of her famous son who died from cancer in 1981. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2005 78 Years Old Cedella Booker participated in the festivities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia commemorating Marley's 60th birthday in 2005. … Read More

2008 82 Years Old Cedella Marley Booker died at the age of 81 in Miami, Florida on April 8, 2008. … Read More

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