Bob Marley
Though he passed away from cancer nearly 40 years ago, Bob Marley is still closely associated with reggae because he was one of the pioneers of the genre. Besides his tunes being catchy and hard to get out of your head, Marley had a big heart and wanted peace for everyone. We lost an icon when we lost him.
Marley sadly succumbed to dark pigment melanoma, a rare skin cancer, in May 1981. This photo of him was taken several months earlier when he was only 77 pounds and in Munich, Germany.