List of Bob Marley and the Wailers band members
Appearance
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Members
Official members
Image | Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
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Bob Marley | 1963–1981 (until his death) |
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all releases | |
Peter Tosh | 1963–1974 (died 1987) |
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all releases from Burnin' (1973)
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Bunny Wailer | 1963–1974 (died 2021) |
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Junior Braithwaite | 1963–1964 (died 1999) | vocals | The Wailing Wailers (1965) | |
Cherry Smith |
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backing vocals | ||
Beverley Kelso | 1964–1965 | |||
Constantine Walker | 1966 | none | ||
Aston Barrett | 1970–1981 (died 2024) |
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all releases from Confrontation (1983)
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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 |
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lead and rhythm guitar |
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Alvin Patterson | 1975–1981 (died 2021) | percussion |
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Earl "Chinna" Smith | 1975–1976 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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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
- ISBN 1-57940-120-1. Retrieved 6 October 2017.