![]() ![]() ![]() By the early '70s, they had begun playing musical instruments and added a rhythm section consisting of brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton (Carlie) Barrett (drums). Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had departed by 1966, leaving the trio of Livingston, Marley, and McIntosh. The Wailers, formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, was a vocal group consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley, Peter McIntosh, and Cherry Smith they were called variously the Teenagers, the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers, and finally the Wailers. ![]() So, it is worth recalling the distinctions that existed at the times these entities performed and recorded. To hear that music today and to be able to share it with a new generation shows that Bob is as relevant today as he was 30 years ago," says Rita Marley.įor marketing purposes, Bob Marley, the Wailers, and Bob Marley & the Wailers have become interchangeable names, used indiscriminately to refer to recordings actually made by separate entities. It has brought countless people together as it did that night 30 years ago in Pittsburgh. "Bob's music has always conveyed a message of hope, unity and love. The Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh PA September 23, 1980 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Live Forever (2011)
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