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.
Members
Official members
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Bob Marley | 1963–1981 (until his death) |
| all releases | |
Peter Tosh | 1963–1974 (died 1987) |
| all releases from The Wailing Wailers (1965) until Burnin' (1973) | |
Bunny Wailer | 1963–1974 (died 2021) |
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Junior Braithwaite | 1963–1964 (died 1999) | vocals | The Wailing Wailers (1965) | |
Cherry Smith |
| backing vocals | ||
Beverley Kelso | 1964–1965 | |||
Constantine Walker | 1966 | none | ||
Aston Barrett | 1970–1981 (died 2024) |
| all releases from Soul Rebels (1970) until Confrontation (1983) | |
Carlton Barrett | 1970–1981 (died 1987) |
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Earl Lindo |
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Tyrone Downie | 1974–1981 (died 2022) |
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Rita Marley | 1974–1981 | backing vocals |
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Marcia Griffiths | ||||
Judy Mowatt | all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983) | |||
Al Anderson |
| lead and rhythm guitar |
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Alvin Patterson | 1975–1981 (died 2021) | percussion |
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Earl "Chinna" Smith | 1975–1976 |
| Rastaman Vibration (1976) | |
Donald Kinsey | 1975–1976 (died 2024) |
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Junior Marvin | 1977–1981 | all releases from Exodus (1977) until Confrontation (1983) |
Touring members
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Joe Higgs | 1973 |
| none | |
Lee Jaffe | 1974–1975 | harmonica |
Session musicians
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Hugh Malcolm | 1967–1972 |
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Alva "Reggie" Lewis | guitar |
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Glen Adams | keyboards | |||
Robbie Shakespeare | bass guitar | Catch a Fire (1973) | ||
Wayne Perkins | lead guitar | |||
John "Rabbit" Bundrick |
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Chris Karen | percussion | |||
Winston Wright | ||||
Bernard "Touter" Harvey |
| Natty Dread (1974) | ||
Nathaniel Ian Wynter aka Natty Wailer | keyboards |
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Vin Gordon | saxophone | Kaya (1978) | ||
Glen Da Costa |
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David Madden | trumpet | |||
Val Douglas | bass | Survival (1979)[1] | ||
Mikey "Boo" Richards | drums | |||
Carlton "Santa" Davis | Confrontation (1983) | |||
Devon Evans | percussion | |||
Ronald "Nambo" Robinson | trombone |
Timeline
Line-ups
Period | Members | Releases |
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c. 1964 |
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c. 1965 |
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c. 1966 |
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1966–1970 |
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1970–1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
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1974–1975 |
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1975–1976 |
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1977 |
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1978–1981 |
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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.
External links
- Official website
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- The Wailing Wailers (1965)
- Soul Rebels (1970)
- Soul Revolution Part II (1971)
- The Best of the Wailers (1971)
- Catch a Fire (1973)
- Burnin' (1973)
- Natty Dread (1974)
- Rastaman Vibration (1976)
- Exodus (1977)
- Kaya (1978)
- Survival (1979)
- Uprising (1980)
- Confrontation (1983)
- African Herbsman (1973)
- Rasta Revolution (1974)
- Legend (1984)
- Rebel Music (1986)
- Natural Mystic: The Legend Lives On (1995)
- 21 Winners: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1997)
- One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001)
- Gold (2005)
- Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (2005)
- Live! (1975)
- Babylon by Bus (1978)
- Talkin' Blues (1991)
- Live at the Roxy (2003)
- Live Forever: September 23, 1980 • Stanley Theatre • Pittsburgh, PA (2011)
- Easy Skanking in Boston '78 (2015)
- Chances Are (1981)
- Chant Down Babylon (1999)
- B Is for Bob (2009)
- Songs of Freedom (1992)
- The Complete Bob Marley & the Wailers 1967–1972 (1997–2002)
- "Judge Not"
- "Simmer Down"
- "Guava Jelly"
- "Stir It Up"
- "Get Up, Stand Up"
- "I Shot the Sheriff"
- "No Woman, No Cry (Live '75)"
- "Jah Live"
- "Exodus"
- "Waiting in Vain"
- "Jamming"/"Punky Reggae Party"
- "Is This Love"
- "Satisfy My Soul"
- "So Much Trouble in the World"
- "Could You Be Loved"
- "Redemption Song"
- "Three Little Birds"
- "Forever Loving Jah"
- "Buffalo Soldier"
- "One Love/People Get Ready"
- "Iron Lion Zion"
- "Sun Is Shining"
- "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
- "Slogans"
- "Is This Love"
- "One Love"
- "Rude Boy"
- "Mr Brown"
- "No Woman, No Cry"
- "Turn Your Lights Down Low"
- "Sun Is Shining"
- "One Drop"
- Smile Jamaica Concert (1976)
- Exodus Tour (1977)
- One Love Peace Concert (1978)
- Uprising Tour (1980)
- Chris Blackwell
- Errol Brown
- Allan Cole
- Coxsone Dodd
- Vincent Ford
- Neville Garrick
- Joe Higgs
- Lee Jaffe
- Arthur Jenkins
- King Sporty
- Leslie Kong
- Johnny Nash
- Jimmy Norman
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Mortimer Planno
- Karl Pitterson
- Alex Sadkin
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- Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary
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