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Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer
Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist
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Rita Marley
Rita Marley
Jamaican musician
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Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh
Jamaican reggae singer and musician
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Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician
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Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett
Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian
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Judy Mowatt
Judy Mowatt
Jamaican singer and songwriter
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Earl Lindo
Earl Lindo
Jamaican reggae musician
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Alvin "Seeco" Patterson
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson
Percussionist and reggae musician legend
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Andrew Tosh
Andrew Tosh
Jamaican musician
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Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs
Jamaican musician
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Carlton Barrett
Carlton Barrett
Jamaican reggae drummer and percussion player
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Earl "Chinna" Smith
Earl "Chinna" Smith
Jamaican musician
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Tyrone Downie
Tyrone Downie
Jamaican keyboardist and pianist
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Errol Brown
Errol Brown
Jamaican record producer
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Julian Marley
Julian Marley
English musician
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Al Anderson
Al Anderson
American guitarist and songwriter
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The Upsetters
The Upsetters
Jamaican reggae band
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Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
Jamaican reggae artist
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Edi Fitzroy
Edi Fitzroy
Jamaican musician
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Donald Kinsey
Donald Kinsey
American guitarist and singer
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Glen Adams
Glen Adams
musician
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Soul Syndicate
Soul Syndicate
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Andru Branch
Andru Branch
Canadian reggae musician
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Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths
Jamaican singer
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Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin
Jamaican musician
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Sly Dunbar
Sly Dunbar
musician
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Robert Shakespeare
Robert Shakespeare
Jamaican musician
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Uziah Thompson
Uziah Thompson
Jamaican musician
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David Madden
David Madden
Jamaican musician
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Word, Sound and Power
Word, Sound and Power
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Pam Hall
Pam Hall
Jamaican reggae singer
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Bob Marley and the Wailers (also known as Bob Marley & the Wailers or The Wailers) were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the earlier ska vocal group, The Wailers, created by Peter Tosh, Marley, and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined on. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments, and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band. After Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left the band in 1974, Marley began touring with new band members as Bob Marley and the Wailers. His new backing band included the Barrett brothers, 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", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.