Wailers Band
| The Wailers Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Island Records, Atlantic Records, Tabu Records, RAS Records |
| Associated acts |
Bob Marley & the Wailers The Original Wailers |
| Website | [1] |
| Members |
Aston "Family Man" Barrett Aston Barrett, Jr. Junior Marvin Donald Kinsey Owen "Dreadie" Reid Josh David Barrett Javaughn Bond Shema McGregor |
| Past members |
Carlton Barrett Alvin "Seeco" Patterson Tyrone Downie Earl "Wire" Lindo Al Anderson Joe Yamanaka Elan Atias Anthony Watson Chico Chin Everald Gayle Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett Brady Walters Basil Creary Keith Sterling Kevin "Yvad" Davy Ras Mel Glover "Drummie Zeb" Anderson Audley Chisholm Koolant Brown Dwayne Anglin Ceegee Victory |
The Wailers Band is a reggae band formed by the remaining members of Bob Marley & the Wailers, following the death of Bob Marley in 1981.
The Wailers began as Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh. Following the 1974 parting of The Wailers, Bob Marley proceeded with his group Bob Marley & The Wailers, with the Wailers Band as the backing band, and the I Threes (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, & Marcia Griffiths) as backup vocalists. The Wailers Band consisted of, among others, bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother, drummer Carlton "Carly" Barrett, who had been members of Lee "Scratch" Perry's studio band, The Upsetters, with whom The Wailers had recorded some of their most notable songs.
After the death of Bob Marley in 1981, the Wailers Band was led by Aston Barrett and Junior Marvin. The band continued to play a heavy worldwide touring schedule. Carlton "Carly" Barrett, 36, was tragically murdered at his Jamaica home in 1987.
In 2008 former Wailers Al Anderson and Junior Marvin formed The Original Wailers, with the latter departing in 2011.
In 2014 The Wailers embarked on a worldwide "Legend Tour", marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the best selling reggae album of all time.
In 2015 they performed in India for the first time.
In 2015, Familyman Barrett began the process of reuniting past members of the Wailers. Shows occurred in South America which included past members such as Barrett, Al Anderson, and Tyrone Downie. An Oct 2016 US tour recently took place, and a UK tour will soon follow.
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