Ziggy Marley

Genres:	Reggae
Descriptive "tags":	reggae
Decades Active:	1980s, 1990s, 2000s
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Biography

David Marley, 17 October 1968, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. David "Ziggy" Marley, one of Bob Marley's four children with his wife Rita Marley, started his career as one of the Melody Makers with siblings Sharon, Cedella and Stephen, whose appearance at their father's funeral in 1981 marked their introduction to the rest of the world. The following year, "What A Plot", released on Rita's label, was a big hit, and Ziggy's lead vocals sounded uncannily similar to his late father's. The Melody Makers were allowed the time and space to mature and practise before committing themselves needlessly to vinyl - unlike so many of their Jamaican counterparts, where recording activities were an economic necessity - and by the late 80s they were a headline act, especially in the USA. Their 1985 debut, Play The Game Right, the only album to be credited simply to the Melody Makers, included one notable excerpt from their father's songbook, "Children Playing In The Street', which...

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