Sad day 43 years ago today when the king of reggae died aged 36. If there was a Mount Rushmore of music faces, Bob Marley would definitely be on it. And if we tried to summon his legacy in 44 photographs, this would be our selection from the Hot Press photo archive.
Be sure to check our famous 1978 interview with Bob Marley where Hot Press editor Niall Stokes discussed with him the very essence of his beliefs and music.
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