Bob Marley & The Wailers
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| Bob Marley & The Wailers | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1974 – 1981 |
| Labels | Island Records, Atlantic Records, Tabu Records, RAS Records |
| Associated acts | The Wailers, The Wailers Band, The Original Wailers, I Threes |
| Website | The Original Wailers Website |
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| Bob Marley Junior Marvin Al Anderson Aston "Family Man" Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl "Wya" Lindo Tyrone Downie Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Rita Marley Judy Mowatt Marcia Griffiths |
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Bob Marley & The Wailers was a reggae band created by Bob Marley in 1974, after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the precursor band, The Wailers. The brothers Carlton (drums) and Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) – who had joined The Wailers four years earlier, they were backing the Wailers when they were musicians in Lee "Scratch" Perry's studio band The Upsetters – chose to stay with Marley. [1]
Bob Marley & The Wailers consisted of Bob Marley himself as guitarist, songwriter and lead singer, the Wailers Band as the backing band, and the I Threes as backup vocalists. The Wailers Band included the brothers Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The I Threes, consisted of Bob Marley's wife Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths.
Sometimes, usually for marketing purposes, recordings are indiscriminately attributed to either "Bob Marley", "The Wailers", or "Bob Marley & the Wailers".
[edit] References
- ^ Partridge, Rob (1992) Bob Marley Biography, pp 11-12. Booklet Bob Marley. Songs of Freedom. 4 compact disc edition
- Masouri, John (2007) Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's "Wailers" Wise Publications ISBN 1846096898
- Farley, Christopher (2007). Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, Amistad Press ISBN 0060539925
- Goldman, Vivien (2006) The Book of Exodus: The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century Three Rivers Press ISBN 1400052866
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