Al Anderson

Al Anderson
Background information
Birth name	Albert Anderson
Born	1950 New York, United States
Genres	Reggae, rock
Occupations	Songwriter, guitarist, artist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1970s–present
Associated acts	Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Wailers Band, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Lauryn Hill, Ben Harper, The Centurions, Traffic, UB40 The Original Wailers

Al Anderson (born Albert Anderson, 1950, New York)^[1] is an American-born songwriter and guitarist.

Anderson attended Montclair High School where he learned to play the trombone.^[1] He later attended the Berklee College of Music, and took up bass guitar.^[1] He joined The Centurions, which brought him to the attention of Chris Wood of Traffic, who invited him to play on the band's next album.^[1] The Traffic album involvement never materialized, but led to Anderson becoming employed by Traffic's record label Island Records, leading to him being asked to play lead guitar on Bob Marley & The Wailers' Natty Dread sessions.^[1] Anderson played lead guitar on "Crazy Baldhead" and on the Live! album, remaining with the band until 1976, when he joined Word, Sound and Power, backing Peter Tosh on the albums Legalise It and Equal Rights. He returned to Marley's band and played on the Survival and Uprising albums.^[1] After Marley's death, Anderson continued to tour with The Wailers Band, In 2008 he formed his own band The Original Wailers (T.O.W) with Junior Marvin who was also on the tour and recorded with Marley until his death.^[1]

Al Anderson toured with Bob Marley and the Wailers extensively, including:

• Jun–Jul 1975: Natty Dread Tour (USA, Canada, England)
• May–Aug 1978: Kaya Tour (USA, Canada, England, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium)
• Apr–May 1979: Babylon by Bus Tour (Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii)
• Oct–Dec 1979: Survival Tour (USA, Canada, Trinidad/Tobago, Bahamas)
• May–Sep 1980: Uprising Tour (Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, USA)

Trivia

His brother Mel Anderson was the first Drummer for Twisted Sister from 1973 - 1975 .

References

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