Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., June 22, 1949), also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson, Junior Kerr, and Julian Junior Marvin is a Jamaican-born guitarist and singer best known for his association with

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and

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. He started his career as Junior Hanson with the band

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in 1973. Marvin has also been associated with Gass, Keef Hartley Band,

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and Steve Winwood.

Biography

Born in Kingston, Surrey County,

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, Marvin moved to London as a child, where his love of both acting and music was nurtured. He appeared in the Beatles' film ''

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'', which was followed by a number of other television appearances. Meanwhile, Marvin served his musical apprenticeship in America by playing with the likes of blues legend

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and

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. Back in England he played with bands such as Herbie Goins & The Nighttimers, Blue Ace Unit and White Rabbit. In 1973 Marvin formed the band

and recorded two albums. Marvin met

on 14 February 1977 and joined Bob Marley and The Wailers. After the death of Bob Marley in 1981, Marvin along with the remaining Wailers members formed

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and released the albums '' ID'', '' Majestic Warriors'', '' JAH Message'', and '' Live 95–97 My Friends''. In 1997, Marvin left

and relocated to Brazil, where he formed a short-lived group called ''Batuka''. Following his departure from Brazil, Marvin worked as a session musician for Kaliroots and The Wailers Band. In 2007, Marvin recorded a solo album titled ''Wailin' For Love''. In 2008, Marvin formed along with Al Anderson The Original Wailers and toured with them until 2011. After departing from The Original Wailers, Marvin returned to solo work. Marvin left The Wailers Band in September 2018. In 2019, Junior formed The Legendary Wailers. His band performed on The 80s Cruise in 2020 under the stars in the Caribbean.

Associations

Bands

*1965 – Blue-Ace-Unit with Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel. *1969 – White Rabbit with Linda Lewis. *1970 – Keef Hartley Band as Junior Kerr. *1973 –

as Junior Hanson. *1977 – Bob Marley & The Wailers as Junior Marvin *1981 –

*1997 – Batuka *2005 –

*2008 – The Original Wailers *2011 – Junior Marvin *2013 – Junior Marvin & One Love *2014 – Junior Marvin's Force One *2015 – Junior Marvin's Wailers *2018 – The Wailers *2019 – Julian Junior Marvin´s Wailers *2020 - The Legendary Wailers

Sessions

* Gass '' Juju'' Polydor (1970) credited as Junior Kerr *

''Reggae Got Soul'' (1976) * Delroy Washington ''I Sus'' (1976) *

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, Steve Winwood,

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''Go'' (1976) credited as Julian Marvin * Steve Winwood ''Steve Winwood'' (1977) credited as Junior Hanson or Julian rMarvin *

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'' (1980) and ''

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'' (1983) *

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''Blackman Know Yourself'' (1990) *

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''Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley'' (1995) * Don Carlos ''Prophecy'' (1995) *

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''Payday'' (1999) * Israel Vibration ''Jericho'' (2000) * Lenny Kravitz on ''

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'', 20 January 2001 *

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"Any Time Now" and "Night Shift/Stir It Up," (2002) *

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''Jah Victory'' (2007) * Quique Neira (Chile), ''Jah Rock'' (2007) *

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''Joy'' Ganjah Records (2008) * Los Pericos "Pericos & Friends" (2010) * Regan Perry "Flow", Mash It Up Records (2013)