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Bob Marley and The Wailers was a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the earlier ska vocal group, The Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963.
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 Bob Marley and the Wailers performing at Crystal Palace, London (1980) | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bob Marley & the Wailers, The Teenagers, The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers, The Wailers |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, ska, rocksteady, R&B |
| Years active | 1963–1981 |
| Labels | Studio One, Wail'n Soul'm, Tuff Gong, Beverley's, Upsetter, Island, JAD |
| Associated acts | Bob Marley, The Upsetters, Word, Sound and Power, The Wailers Band, The Original Wailers |
| Website | bobmarley |
| 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 |
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