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Rita Marley

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The Resume

    (July 25, 1946- )
    Born in Santiago, Cuba
    Birth name is Alpharita Anderson
    Married to Bob Marley
    Mother of Ziggy Marley
    Member of the I-Threes, Bob Marley’s back-up singers
    Recorded the albums ‘Rita Marley’ (1980), ‘Who Feels It Knows It’ (1981), ‘We Must Carry On’ (1988), ‘One Draw’ (1990), ‘Sings Bob Marley… And Friends’ (2003) and ‘Sunshine After Rain’ (2005)
    Wrote the autobiography ‘No Woman, No Cry’ (2004)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had an eight month old daughter with another man when she began dating Marley.
    She converted to Rastafarianism after attending a state visit byHaile Selassie and spotting marks on his hand that she believed were the nail scars from Christ’s crucifixion.
    She then converted Bob to Rastafarianism.
    She raised the children Marley had with other women.
    Her pro-marijuana song ‘One Draw’ was banned by the BBC.
    She simultaneously rails against drug abuse and advocates legalizing marijuana.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was married to Marley for 35 years until his death.
    She was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt against her husband.
    She sponsored the education of 35 Ethiopian children orphaned by AIDS and war.
    Her albums combine spiritual messages with a sense of fun.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 80 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 79 Votes: 64.56% Annoying