Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer.
Marley, Tosh, and Wailer started the band while the three of them lived in Trenchtown, Jamaica. The band went through many lineup changes over the years. This included members of The Upsetters, and the vocal group headed by Rita Marley, the I-Threes.
The band recorded their first song, “Judge Not” on Beverley’s Records. The group’s first studio album, The Wailing Wailers was recorded on the Jamaican Studio One label. This album included their first hit “Simmer Down”. Soul Rebels was the Wailers' second studio album, and first released outside of Jamaica. This album was recorded in Kingston and was produced by Lee “Scratch” Perry. One of the group’s all-time hits “Soul Rebel” was released on this album.