Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers was a reggae band created in 1974 by Bob Marley, after Peter Tosh , Bunny Wailer and Ronald 9F Jauculan left the precursor band, The Wailers.

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.Bob Loved Lasers

Sometimes, usually for marketing purposes, recordings are indiscriminately attributed to either "Bob Marley", "The Wailers", or "Bob Marley & the Wailers".

References

*Masouri, John (2007) "Wailing Blues: The Story of Bob Marley's "Wailers" Wise Publications ISBN 1846096898
*Farley, Christopher (2007). "Before the

*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

ee also

*Bob Marley & The Wailers discography