List of Bob Marley and the Wailers band members
Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley. The band formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton Barrett 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", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
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 Bob Marley and the Wailers performing at Crystal Palace, London (1980) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, ska, rocksteady |
| Years active | 1963–1981 |
| Past members | Bob Marley Peter Tosh Bunny Wailer Junior Braithwaite Cherry Smith Beverley Kelso Constantine Walker Aston Barrett Carlton Barrett Earl Lindo Tyrone Downie Rita Marley Marcia Griffiths Judy Mowatt Al Anderson Alvin Patterson Earl "Chinna" Smith Donald Kinsey Junior Marvin |
Full members
- Bob Marley
- Active: 1963–1981
- Instruments: vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Release contributions: all releases
- Peter Tosh
- Active: 1963–1974
- Instruments: vocals, lead guitar, piano, organ
- Release contributions: all releases from The Wailing Wailers (1965) until Burnin' (1973)
- Bunny Wailer
- Active: 1963–1974
- Instruments: vocals, congas, bongos
- Release contributions: all releases from The Wailing Wailers (1965) until Burnin' (1973)
- Junior Braithwaite
- Active: 1963–1964
- Instruments: vocals
- Release contributions: The Wailing Wailers (1965)
- Cherry Smith
- Active: 1963–1964, 1965–1966
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: The Wailing Wailers (1965)
- Beverley Kelso
- Active: 1964–1965
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: The Wailing Wailers (1965)
- Constantine Walker
- Active: 1966
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: none
- Aston Barrett
- Active: 1970–1981
- Instruments: bass guitar, guitar, percussion, keyboards, piano
- Release contributions: all releases from Soul Rebels (1970) until Confrontation (1983)
- Carlton Barrett
- Active: 1970–1981
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: all releases from Soul Rebels (1970) until Confrontation (1983)
- Earl Lindo
- Active: 1973, 1978–1981
- Instruments: keyboards, clavinet, organ, percussion, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Burnin' (1973), Survival (1979), Uprising (1980) and Confrontation (1983)
- Tyrone Downie
- Active: 1974–1981
- Instruments: organ, keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973) and all releases from Rastaman Vibration (1976) until Confrontation (1983)
- Rita Marley
- Active: 1974–1981
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973) and all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983)
- Marcia Griffiths
- Active: 1974–1981
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973) and all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983)
- Judy Mowatt
- Active: 1974–1981
- Instruments: backing vocals
- Release contributions: all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983)
- Al Anderson
- Active: 1974–1975, 1978-1981
- Instruments: lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Release contributions: Natty Dread (1974), Rastaman Vibration (1976), Survival (1979), Uprising (1980)
- Alvin Patterson
- Active: 1975–1981
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973), Burnin' (1973), Rastaman Vibration (1976), Exodus (1977), Kaya (1978), Uprising (1980) and Confrontation (1983)
- Earl "Chinna" Smith
- Active: 1975-1976
- Instruments: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, percussion
- Release contributions: Rastaman Vibration (1976)
- Donald Kinsey
- Active: 1975-1976
- Instruments: lead guitar
- Release contributions: Rastaman Vibration (1976)
- Junior Marvin
- Active: 1977–1981
- Instruments: lead guitar, backing vocals
- Release contributions: all releases from Exodus (1977) until Confrontation (1983)
Touring members
- Joe Higgs
- Active: 1973
- Instruments: vocals, percussion
- Lee Jaffe
- Active: 1974–1975
- Instruments: harmonica
Session musicians
- Hugh Malcolm
- Active: 1967–1972
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions:
- Alva "Reggie" Lewis
- Instruments: guitar
- Release contributions: Soul Rebels (1970) and Soul Revolution (1971)
- Glen Adams
- Instruments: keyboard
- Release contributions: Soul Rebels (1970) and Soul Revolution (1971)
- Robbie Shakespeare
- Instruments: bass guitar
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973)
- Wayne Perkins
- Instruments: lead guitar
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973)
- John "Rabbit" Bundrick
- Instruments: synthesizer, clavinet, organ
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973)
- Chris Karen
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973)
- Winston Wright
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Catch a Fire (1973)
- Bernard "Touter" Harvey
- Instruments: piano, organ
- Release contributions: Natty Dread (1974)
- Nathaniel Ian Wynter aka Natty Wailer
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: Rastaman Vibration (1976), Exodus (1977)
- Vin Gordon
- Instruments: saxophone
- Release contributions: Kaya (1978)
- Glen Da Costa
- Instruments: trumpet, saxophone
- Release contributions: Kaya (1978), Confrontation (1983)
- David Madden
- Instruments: trumpet
- Release contributions: Kaya (1978), Confrontation (1983)
- Mikey "Boo" Richards
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: Survival (1979)[1]
- Val Douglas
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Survival (1979)[1]
- Carlton "Santa" Davis
- Instruments: drums
- Release contributions: Confrontation (1983)
- Devon Evans
- Instruments: percussion
- Release contributions: Confrontation (1983)
- Ronald "Nambo" Robinson
- Instruments: trombone
- Release contributions: Confrontation (1983)
Line-ups
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Timeline
References
- Steffens, Roger; Pierson, Leroy Jodie (2005). Bob Marley And The Wailers - The Definitive Discography. Rounder Books. p. 116. ISBN 1-57940-120-1. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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