gazette issue 3 | Page 42

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley or as we know him Bob Marley was born on the 6th of February in a village called Saint Ann in Jamaica. Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston and Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisted of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals. Bob Marley’s original band consisted of Bob Marley who did guitar and vocals Peter Tosh who did guitar and keyboard and Bunny wailer who did percussion and vocals.