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The Wailers 2022 UK Tour
The Wailers 2022 UK TOUR – Performing songs from Legend, One World plus other Greatest Hits 2022 UK TourThe Wailers

The Wailers 2022 UK TOUR – Performing songs from Legend, One World plus other Greatest Hits

“Legend” has immeasurably outsold all the other best-selling reggae albums of 2021. Not many bands can claim genuine legend status. As 2021 came to a close, The Wailers have managed to eclipse newcomers to the reggae scene, with their 1984 Legend album outselling all other best-selling reggae album of 2021. The Wailers can comfortably claim their place in essential music…
The Wailers
January 25, 2022
Aston 'Family Man' finally gets national recognition
Aston ‘Family Man’ finally gets national recognition The Wailers

Aston ‘Family Man’ finally gets national recognition

https://vimeo.com/631457166 ONE of reggae's cornerstones, Aston “Family Man” Barrett is the musician successive Jamaican 'builders' have refused. That changed last week (august 8 2021) when the Government announced the legendary bass man has been appointed to the Order of Distinction (Commander Class). Barrett, 74, was one of the driving forces behind The Wailers' sound that helped make Bob Marley a…
The Wailers
October 18, 2021
Bob Marley’s quiet storm Aston Barrett Jr.Bob Marley and The WailersFamilymanThe Wailers

Bob Marley’s quiet storm

The Jamaica Observer's Entertainment Desk presents the 25th in a series titled Bob Marley — The Last 40 Days to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing. WHAT would Elvis Presley's sound be without guitarist Scotty Moore, or James Brown's funk grooves minus Fred Wesley's trumpet? It's hard to think of Bob Marley with no Aston “Family Man” Barrett. The legendary bassist…
The Wailers
May 15, 2021