Robert Bob Nesta Marley OM (February 6; 1945 May 11; 1981) was a Jamaican musician; singer-songwriter and Rastafarian. He was the lead singer; songwriter and guitarist for the ska; rocksteady and reggae bands: The Wailers (1964 1974) and Bob Marley & the Wailers (1974 1981). Marley died nearly thirty years ago; but remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music; and is credited for helping spread Jamaican music to the worldwide audience.Marleys best known hits include I Shot the Sheriff; No Woman; No Cry; Exodus; Could You Be Loved; Stir It Up; Jamming; Redemption Song; One Love and; together with The Wailers; Three Little Birds; as well as the posthumous releases Buffalo Soldier and Iron Lion Zion. "Stir It Up" is a song composed by Bob Marley in 1967, and first made popular by Johnny Nash, peaking on the UK chart in June 1972.
When Bob Marley returned to Jamaica from the United States in 1967, The Wailers started their own label, Wail'n Soul'm records, and released their first independent single "Freedom Time" backed with "Bend Down Low." "Nice Time," "Hypocrites," "Mellow Mood," "Thank You Lord," and "Stir It Up" are all.