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Established in 1998,
Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture
and social history
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THE BAND
Bob Marley
Vocals, guitar
Aston 'Family Man' Barrett
Bass, guitar, keyboards
Tyrone Downie
Keyboards, percussion, vocals
Junior Marvin
Guitar, vocals
Earl "Wya" Lindo
Keyboards, vocals
Al Anderson
Guitar
Carlton 'Carly' Barrett
Drums
Peter Tosh (McIntosh)
Keyboards, vocals
Bunny Wailer Livingston
Bongos, congas, vocals
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae's only true superstar, Robert Nesta Marley, was born in
1945 in rural St Ann, Jamaica, the son of a teenage mother and
middle-aged white British sea captain.
As part of vocal trio The Wailers - who scored their first
hit in 1964 with rude boy anthem Simmer Down - he
emerged as a singer of considerable range and poise,
effortlessly adapting his style to suit ska, rocksteady and
roots reggae.
But it was as a solo Rasta firebrand during the 1970s that
his potent blend of devout message and soulful emoting made him
a messianic figure around the globe.
Bob Marley died in May 1981 from a brain tumour. He was 36.
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