Sidilla Editha "Cedella" Booker (previously Marley, née Malcolm; July 23, 1926 – April 8, 2008) was a Jamaican singer and writer. She was the mother of reggae legend Bob Marley.

Feb 18, 2024 · Here’s everything to know about Bob Marley's parents, Cedella Booker and Norval Marley. They met in Jamaica and married in 1945 Jamaican Reggae musician Bob Marley.

Mar 4, 2024 · His Black mother, Cedella Edith Malcolm, was born and raised on the island from 1926 until she died in 2008. The two married in 1944, when Norval was 59 and Cedella was 18. Robert Nesta, Bob’s...

Feb 6, 2023 · Bob Marley, my son by Booker, Cedella Marley. Publication date 2003 Topics Marley, Bob, Reggae musicians -- Jamaica -- Biography Publisher Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub. Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English Item Size 688.9M

Cedella Marley Booker is the mother of one of the most famous Jamaicans in history—the late Bob Marley. Booker has written books about the life of her son and is also a musician in her own right. She records reggae and gospel music. She is also the founder of the Bob Marley Festival, held annually in Miami, Florida.

Musician, biographer, and author. Booker is remembered as Cedella Marley, the mother and biographer of reggae superstar Bob Marley, but she was also a performer and recording artist in her own right. Her albums include Awake Zion (1991) and Smilin' Island of Song (1992).

Cedella Booker, the mother of Jamaican music legend Bob Marley, has died, a family spokesman said Wednesday. She was 81. Booker died in her sleep Tuesday night at her home in Miami,...

Apr 9, 2008 · KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Cedella Booker, the mother of Jamaican music legend Bob Marley, has died, a family spokesman said Wednesday. She was 81. Booker died in her sleep Tuesday night at...

Cedella Marley, the sixth of nine children, gave birth to reggae’s foremost emissary. In the early 40s, still in her teens, she began a clandestine relationship with Norval Sinclair Marley, a white patriarchal figure whom she married in June 1944.