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There are - at least - two artists by this name. A reggae band and a garage rock / r&b band.
1) Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they’ve notched up over twenty chart hits, including seven Top 10 entries. Outside of their groundbreaking work with Marley, the Wailers have also played or performed with international acts like Sting, the Fugees, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Alpha Blondy, as well as reggae legends such as Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Burning Spear. As the greatest living exponents of Jamaica’s reggae tradition, the Wailers have completed innumerable other tours, playing to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. They have also been the first reggae band to tour new territories on many occasions, including Africa and the Far East.
Their nucleus formed in 1969, when Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh recruited the Barrett brothers - bassist Aston “Family Man” and drummer Carly - from Lee Perry’s Upsetters to play on hits such as Lively Up Yourself, Trenchtown Rock, Duppy Conqueror, and many more besides. Inspired by Rastafari and their ambitions of reaching an international audience, this is the line-up that pioneered roots rock reggae, and signed to Island Records in 1971. Bunny and Peter left two years later. It was at this point that the in-demand Barrett brothers - whose rhythms also underpinned innumerable seventies’ reggae hits by other acts - assumed the title of Wailers, and backed Marley on the group’s international breakthrough album, Natty Dread.
1) Together with Bob Marley, the Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. In England alone, they’ve notched up over twenty chart hits, including seven Top 10 entries. Outside of their groundbreaking work with Marley, the Wailers have also played or performed with international acts like Sting, the Fugees, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Alpha Blondy, as well as reggae legends such as Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Burning Spear. As the greatest living exponents of Jamaica’s reggae tradition, the Wailers have completed innumerable other tours, playing to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. They have also been the first reggae band to tour new territories on many occasions, including Africa and the Far East.
Their nucleus formed in 1969, when Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh recruited the Barrett brothers - bassist Aston “Family Man” and drummer Carly - from Lee Perry’s Upsetters to play on hits such as Lively Up Yourself, Trenchtown Rock, Duppy Conqueror, and many more besides. Inspired by Rastafari and their ambitions of reaching an international audience, this is the line-up that pioneered roots rock reggae, and signed to Island Records in 1971. Bunny and Peter left two years later. It was at this point that the in-demand Barrett brothers - whose rhythms also underpinned innumerable seventies’ reggae hits by other acts - assumed the title of Wailers, and backed Marley on the group’s international breakthrough album, Natty Dread.
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Catch A Fire
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The Wailing Wailers
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Broryt wrote:
Meh lost the opportunity to see them
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jorgefuzzo wrote:
both wailers ftw [2] AAAAND there should be 2 different entries.
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Cazweigun wrote:
Anything that came out before Natty Dread should be labeled The Wailers, He didn't start recording under the name Bob Marley and the Wailers till Peter and Bunny left the group. [3]
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RevolverKid01 wrote:
Anything that came out before Natty Dread should be labeled The Wailers, He didn't start recording under the name Bob Marley and the Wailers till Peter and Bunny left the group. [2]
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podgethebastard wrote:
the band deserve more recognition
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Who_Scared_You wrote:
both wailers ftw
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jocHooo wrote:
The Wailers en la clausura de los Pan ams Guadalajara 2011, se me enchinó la piel, un gustazo poder ver su presentación <3
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PlanetTrash wrote:
I dig both Wailers. Surely I'm not the only one?
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Under_Radar_Mag wrote:
Check out our reviews of Legalize It/Equal Rights: http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/legalize_it_equal_rights_legacy_editions/
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genegir wrote:
More popular does not mean better. Shocking isn't it?
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MiaoPurrington wrote:
"SIXTIES TEENAGE GARAGE PUNKS, WHERE ARE THEY??!!!" The "reggae crud" Wailers is infinitely more popular than your beloved, obscure, whitey-anonymous one. Shocking isn't it?
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willemdekam wrote:
SIXTIES TEENAGE GARAGE PUNKS, WHERE ARE THEY??!!! [3]
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philipt42 wrote:
SIXTIES TEENAGE GARAGE PUNKS, WHERE ARE THEY??!!! [2]
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electricwookie wrote:
This reggae crud changed people's lives and is beloved by many millions around the world.
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genegir wrote:
what's this reggae crud doing here? :[ [2]
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musicman628 wrote:
anything that came out before Natty Dread should be labeled The Wailers, He didn't start recording under the name Bob Marley and the Wailers till Peter and Bunny left the group
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callitjjazz wrote:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/1a402027626d8ab63323b9893b40a8d8.png
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Buffalo_JFK wrote:
Please clean Bob Marley and the Wailers' pics.
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Luuttuaja wrote:
@therealcbean: true, although there must be some bootleg demos in which Marley performs solo without a backing band, these tracks would be the only ones to be tagged as "Bob Marley"
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therealcbean wrote:
There's a major mislabeling of Bob Marley tunes: anything after 1974 (Natty Dread) is Bob Marley & The Wailers. anything before 1973 (Burnin') is The Wailers. Remember, he never recorded under "Bob Marley".
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Feb
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The Wailers
Maçka Küçükçiftlik Park, Maçka, Istanbul, Turkey
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Feb
17
The Wailers
Tele-Club, Екатеринбург, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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Feb
18
The Wailers
Live Music Hall, Москва, Moscow, Russian Federation
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WilliamRodrigez tagged The Wailers with ‘roots reggae’. last month
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