Born Robert Nesta Marley, Bob Marley is known first and foremost as one of the most innovative and well known reggae musicians of all time. Much of his work dealt with the struggles of the poor and the powerless. Bob Marley and the Wailers helped make reggae mainstream, taking it beyond the borders of his homeland, Jamaica. He was also a well-known devotee of the Rastafarian faith, preaching brotherhood and peace for all mankind. Marley was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 1977, but it was kept secret until he collapsed in New York's Central Park four years later. He was buried near his birthplace at Nine Miles, Jamaica. Marley was honored with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.