The Down Fall of A Legend

July 1977 Bob Marley found that he had a malignant melanoma under the toe nail. It was not primarily caused by a soccer injury, instead it was a symptom of the already existing cancer. His doctor advised him to amputate his toe but Bob refused to due to his religious beliefs. With this illness Bob still continued touring. The album "Uprising" (released May 1980) contained a song called "Redemption Song" which was his way of speaking of how he accepted the terms of his life which would lead to mere death. After the bands tour where his biggest concert was in Milan with 100,000 people the band went to America. He first performed at Madison Square Garden part of the Uprising tour. He then continued to the Stanely Theater that is now called the Benedum Center which is located in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. Little did people know that it would be his last performance.