Bob Marley, 42 years ago last concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh. PHOTO

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The September 23, 1980 the king of reggae Bob Marley performed for the last time at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh on the occasion ofUprising Tourwhich brought the album to the venues Uprising and his latest track, the hugely popular song Redemption Song

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At the sold-out concert, the Jamaican artist played with the group The Wailers, also composed by Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer and inspired by the inhabitants of the Kingston neighborhood of Trenchtown, for the last time in his career

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Before entertaining the American public, during the summer of 1980 Marley also conquered other fans with the only Italian dates of his career: the San Siro Stadium in Milan (in front of 80,000 people) and Turin. The openers were the blues stars Pino Daniele and Roberto Ciotti

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After returning to the United States, Marley collapsed on September 21, 1980 while jogging in Central Park in New York.

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The accident was caused by a malignant melanoma on his right foot diagnosed in 1977 which, for religious reasons connected with Rafastarianism, Marley had decided not to treat. The tumor had meanwhile spread to the brain, liver and lungs

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Despite the fatigue caused by the disease, during the extraordinary concert Marley gave the audience unforgettable tracks. Among these, the classics No Woman, No Cry, Is This Love And Jammin ‘ And Could You Be Loved and the new one Redemption Song

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“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, no one but ourselves can free our minds”, sang the artist in front of the audience in raptures for yet another message of freedom communicated during his career

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The last song in the lineup was Get Up Stand Upthe song against racism composed with Peter Tosh and usually proposed as the closing piece of his concerts

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Recalling Marley’s last concert, official biographer Roger Steffens declared: “Bob went up on that stage knowing he was doomed but, listening to the show, there are no signs of pain, no weakness: it’s an extraordinary emotion”

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Also that evening, Marley spread the messages of love and brotherhood that characterized his whole life, so much so that in 1978 he received the United Nations Peace Medal

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