LIFE AND TIMES OF BUNNY WAILER (1947 -2021)

Bunny Wailer, Reggae artist and co-founder of the Wailers reggae band died on Tuesday March 2, 2021 at the age of 73. Bunny Wailer, a baritone singer was born Neville O'Riley Livingston in Kingston, Jamaica on 10^th April 1947.

The Wailers were founded by Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh in 1963. Bunny Wailer was the last surviving founding member after Marley and Tosh died in 1981 and 1987, respectively. 

The Wailers and other Rasta musicians also popularized Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s. Though Bob Marley and the Wailers were known for their music, they were also activists calling for action through their lyrics. 
 

Johnny Nash signed the group to an exclusive publishing and recording contract with his JAD record label, formed in 1967 with Danny Sims, and financed some of the band's recordings.
      

Bunny Wailer won three Grammys for his work on "Hall Of Fame - A Tribute To Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary," "Time Will Tell - A Tribute To Bob Marley" and "Liberation (Album)."

The passing of Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailers, brings to a close the most vibrant period of Jamaica’s musical experience.