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Infobox musical artist| name = Ziggy Marley| image = Ziggy Marley Austin.jpg| caption = Ziggy Marley performing in 2007.| background = solo_singer| birth_name = David Nesta Marley| alias = Ziggy Marley| Born = Birth date and age|1968|10|17|mf=y Trenchtown , Jamaica | instrument = Guitar , Singing|vocals , Piano , Percussion instrument|percussion | genre = Reggae | occupation = Musician , Singer-songwriter , Guitarist , voice actor | years_active = 1979& ndash;present| label = Tuff Gong Worldwide | associated_acts = Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers | website = http://www.ziggymarley.com/ www.ziggymarley.com David "Ziggy" Marley (born October 17, 1968, Trenchtown , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers . He is the oldest son of famed reggae musician Bob Marley . http://web.bobmarley.com/family/ bobmarley.com/family His father gave him the nickname "Ziggy"; he has stated that it means "a small joint".Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, May 9, 2011 http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/ziggy_marley_5911/1326240
Musical career
In 1979, Ziggy and his siblings, Cedella Marley|Cedella , Stephen Marley (musician)|Stephen and Sharon Marley|Sharon made their recording debut with their father, "Children Playing in the Streets". The Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers|Melody Makers , as the group came to be known, played occasionally for several years, including at their father's funeral in 1981. Their debut LP was Play the Game Right , which was a very pop-oriented album, earning Ziggy some derision from critics. The band's label, EMI , wanted to market Ziggy as a solo act, and so the Melody Makers moved to Virgin Records , where they recorded Conscious Party (1988, produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth ). The album was critically and popularly successful, as was One Bright Day (1989) and Jahmekya (1991).
As the 1990s continued, the Melody Makers' sales slowly declined, beginning with Joy and Blues (1993) and continuing with Free Like We Want 2 B (1995).
Ziggy became politically active, working with the United Nations and released on April 15, 2003. On July 2, 2006, his second solo album, Love Is My Religion , was released on his independent record company Tuff Gong Worldwide. This album won a Grammy for best Reggae album and this was Ziggy's 4th Grammy win. On May 5, 2009, his third solo children's album Family Time (album)|Family Time , was released on his independent record company Tuff Gong Worldwide. Family Time features Family and Friends, Rita Marley, Cedella Marley, Judah Marley, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson, Toots Hibbert, Laurie Berkner, Elizabeth Mitchell and more. This album won a Grammy for "Best Musical Album for Children".
Some of his most popular singles include "True To Myself", "Drive", "People Get Ready", and his US Top 40 and Us Top 20 hit "Tomorrow People".
In April 2011, Marley announced his fourth album, entitled Wild and Free (album)|Wild and Free would be released on June 14. The title track, featuring Woody Harrelson , is available for free with the pre-order of Ziggy's first comic book, "Marijuanaman." http://www.ziggymarley.com/marijuanaman.php
Personal life
Ziggy Marley is the oldest son of Bob Marley . He is married to Orly Marley, who is a former vice-president of William Morris Agency . He also has 6 children, Daniel Marley, Justice Marley, Zuri Marley, Judah Victoria, Gideon Robert Nesta, and Abraham Selassie Robert Nesta. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/02/02/ziggy-marley-welcomes-son-abraham-selassie/ Most of the family resides in Miami .
Philanthropy
Ziggy Marley founded Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment (URGE), which works to help children (especially in Jamaica and Ethiopia). http://allmusic.com/album/family-time-r1538700/review http://www.ziggymarley.com/urge-bulletins.php U.R.G.E.
In 2007, Marley signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock , a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools throughout the United States. He has visited with children in the program and sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.
Other work
In 1991, Marley and the Melody Makers contributed the song "Give A Little Love" to the Disney album, For Our Children . The album is a collection of kid-friendly songs by popular artists (e.g. Paul McCartney , Bruce Springsteen , and Elton John ), with proceeds given to the Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
Marley made guest appearances as himself on an episode of the sitcom Family Matters in 1995, and on the television series Charmed in season 6 (episode 14, "The Legend of Sleepy Halliwell"), performing "Rainbow in the Sky".
He and his Melody Makers made a guest appearance on the popular kids television show Sesame Street in the 1991-92 season, and sang a Sesame Street version of "Small People" from their 1991 album Jahmekya
In 1996, Marley and the Melody Makers recorded the reggae-style theme song for the children's television series Arthur (TV series)|Arthur called "Believe in Yourself".
He voiced Ernie, one of Sykes' ( Martin Scorsese ) Rastafari movement|Rasta jellyfish henchmen in the 2004 film Shark Tale . In the film when Oscar ( Will Smith ) tries to sing the Bob Marley song " Three Little Birds ", Marley's character zaps Oscar on the head and says "That's not the way you sing that song, mon." The title song for the film was a cover version of "Three Little Birds" performed by Marley and Sean Paul .
Further voice acting includes "Crockadle" on an episode of '' My Gym Partner's a Monkey , the Cheshire Cat in a 2010 episode of Wonder Pets , and Reflux the Knaaren, in the Ubisoft video game Rayman 3 .
Marley covered "Drive" by The Cars for the Adam Sandler movie 50 First Dates , and his father's song "Three Little Birds" for the Dora The Explorer soundtrack.
Ziggy is listed as the featured artist on Donna Summer 's song, "Crayons," the title track from her 2008 album. He has also performed duets with Angelique Kidjo, Sting, Dora The Explorer, Taj Mahal, The Chieftains, Sean Paul and others.
Marley and his daughter Judah made an appearance in the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade .
Ziggy Marley released a pro-marijuna song in support of California's Proposition 19 ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. http://www.jamaicanewsbulletin.com/arts-a-living-mainmenu-78/62-entertainment/2667-ziggy-marley-releases-pro-ganja-song.html Ziggy Marley Releases Pro-Marijuana Song Voters rejected the ballot but backers said they would mount another legalization campaign in 2012.
In popular culture
On an episode of Celebrity Deathmatch , Ziggy was mentioned while his father, Bob Marley (who was brought back to life via time machine), had his hands full with Shaggy. Shaggy first implies that Ziggy was merely a Bob impersonator ( "Me? What about Ziggy? He sings all your songs - he even looks like you!" ), while Bob answers that Ziggy is his son. Shaggy taunts Bob on how Ziggy might have got his name, on which Bob fight backs with comments on Scooby-Doo , where Shaggy got his nickname.
His song "Love Power" was played during the end credits of Muppet Treasure Island (1996), and "True To Myself" was featured on the TV show Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs (Season 8 Episode 14 - "My Soul On Fire", Pt. 1).
In the episode of South Park entitled Medicinal Fried Chicken , Randy Marsh wants to get a prescription for medicinal marijuana before the Ziggy Marley concert in Denver.
He is mentioned in holding a concert in Nevada in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|The Fresh Prince of Bel Air .
Discography
main|Ziggy Marley discography
Ziggy Marley discography|Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers albums
http://www.marleybrothers.com/ Official Site of the Marley Brothers
http://www.melodymakers.com/ Official Melody Makers website
IMDb name| id = 0005187 | name = Ziggy Marley
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