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The Wailers

Formed:
1958

Disbanded:
1969

  • Genre: Rock
  • Active: '50s, '60s
  • Major Members: Kent Morrill, Buck Ormsby, Mike Burk, Rick Dangel

Biography

The historical importance of the Wailers is undeniable. They were one of the very first, if not the first, of the American garage bands. Backing Rockin' Robin Roberts, they revamped an obscure R&B song called "Louie Louie" into a 1961 local hit that served as the prototype for the countless subsequent versions of the most popular garage song of the '60s. And their stomping, hard-nosed R&B/rock fusion inspired the Sonics, who took the Wailers' raunch to unimaginable extremes. While they anticipated the British Invasion bands with their brash, self-contained sound, their inability to write first-rate original material, as well as their rather outdated sax and organ-driven frat rock, put them in a distinctly lower echelon. As the decade progressed, the group did absorb mild folk-rock and psychedelic influences without great effect, either commercially or on their sound itself. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Representative Songs:

"Tall Cool One," "Dirty Robber," "Hang Up"

Representative Albums:

The Fabulous Wailers at the Castle/The Wailers and Co., The Fabulous Wailers at the Castle, The Fabulous Wailers

Similar Artists:

Paul Revere & the Raiders, Don & the Goodtimes, The Trashmen, The Standells, The Sonics, The Kingsmen, Freddy Cannon

Followers:

Satan's Pilgrims, The Stooges
 
 
Wikipedia: The Wailers (reggae)
For the backing band for Bob Marley (1974 – 1981), see Wailers Band.
The Wailers
Origin Flag of Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Genre(s) Ska, rocksteady and reggae
Years active 1963 - 1974
Former members
Junior Braithwaite
Beverley Kelso
Bunny Livingston
Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Cherry Smith

The Wailers was a ska, rocksteady and reggae group formed in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963, consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Livingston (aka Bunny Wailer), Robert Nesta Marley (aka Bob Marley), Winston McIntosh (aka Peter Tosh), and Cherry Smith. They were called variously The Teenagers, The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers, and finally The Wailers. By 1966, Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had left the band, leaving the trio of Livingston, Marley, and McIntosh. In the early 1970s, a rhythm section known as the Wailers Band, consisting of the Barrett brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Carlton (Carlie) Barrett, was added to the Wailers. The Wailers recorded such groundbreaking songs as, "Simmer Down", "Trenchtown Rock", "Nice Time", "Stir It Up", "Get Up, Stand Up", and many others.

The Wailers broke up in 1974, with each of the three main members going on to pursue solo careers. Bob Marley went on to international fame with Bob Marley & The Wailers (with the I Threes as the backing vocalists). Peter Tosh had a moderately successful career while Bunny Wailer remained relatively unknown outside of Jamaica.

Often, usually for marketing purposes, Bob Marley, The Wailers, and Bob Marley & the Wailers are used indiscriminately to refer to recordings actually made by separate entities.

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