Neville O'Riley Livingston (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and

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. He was an original member of

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group

The Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers (previously known as the Wailers and prior to that the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers and the Teenagers) were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley (Rober ...

along with

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and

Peter Tosh Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band Bob Marley and the Wa ...

. A three-time

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winner, he is considered one of the longtime standard-bearers of reggae music. He was also known as Jah B, Bunny O'Riley, and Bunny Livingston.

Early life and family

Wailer was born Neville O'Riley Livingston on 10 April 1947 in

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. He spent his earliest years in the village of Nine Mile in

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. It was there that he first met

, and the two young boys befriended each other quickly. The boys both came from single-parent families; Livingston was brought up by his father, Marley by his mother. Later, Wailer's father Thaddeus "Thaddy Shut" Livingston lived with Marley's mother

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and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston.

had a son,

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at Beverley's Records in 1962, around the same time his step-brother Bob Marley was cutting "Judge Not". Wailer had intended to sing his first composition, "Pass It On", which at the time was more

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-oriented. However, Wailer was late getting out of school and missed his audition. A few months later, in 1963, he formed "The Wailing Wailers" with Marley and friend Peter Tosh, and the short-term members

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and

Beverley Kelso Beverley Kelso (born 5 April 1948)
, ''

Wailer tended to sing lead vocals less often than Marley and Tosh in the early years, but when Marley left Jamaica in 1966 for

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in the US, and was briefly replaced by

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, Wailer began to record and sing lead vocals on some of his own compositions, such as "Who Feels It Knows It", "I Stand Predominate", and "Sunday Morning". Wailer's style of music was influenced by

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and the soul singer

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. In 1967, he recorded "This Train", based on a gospel standard, for the first time, at Studio One. Wailer was arrested on charges of possession of

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in June 1967 and served a 14-month prison sentence.Singing the jailhouse rock
, ''

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'', Published 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012 Around this time he, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh signed an exclusive recording agreement with Danny Sim's

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and an exclusive publishing agreement with Sim's music publishing company Cayman Music. As the Wailers regularly changed producers in the late 1960s, Wailer continued to contribute songs to the group's repertoire. The music critic

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says that Wailer's song lyrics were carefully crafted and literary in style, and he remained a key part of the group's distinctive harmonies. Wailer sang lead on such songs as "Dreamland" (a cover of El Tempos' "My Dream Island", which soon became his signature song) "Riding High", "Brainwashing", and in the bridge of the Wailers' song, "Keep On Moving" (sung in the style of Curtis Mayfield of

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), produced by

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. In 1971, the Wailers recorded Bunny Wailer's song "Pass It On", which he said he wrote in 1962; it was released as a

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mix on JAD's "Original Cuts" compilation. This version of the song features different lyrics and music in the verses to the later versions of "Pass It On" – Wailer would later reuse these in "Innocent Blood". By 1973, each of the three founding Wailers operated his own label, Marley with

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, Tosh with H.I.M. Intel Diplo, and Bunny Wailer with Solomonic. He sang lead vocals on "Reincarnated Souls", the B-side of the Wailers first

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single of the new era, and on two tracks on the Wailers last trio LP, "''Burnin": "Pass it On" and "Hallelujah Time". By now he was recording singles in his own right, cutting "Searching For Love", "Life Line", "Trod On", "Arab Oil Weapon", and "Pass It On" (a new recording of the Wailers song) for his own label. Bunny Wailer toured with the Wailers in England and the United States, but soon became reluctant to leave Jamaica. He and Tosh were more marginalised in the group as the Wailers attained international success, and attention was increasingly focused on Marley. Wailer subsequently left the Wailers in 1973 and adopted the name "Bunny" in pursuit of a solo career after balking when

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wanted the Wailers to tour freak clubs in the United States, stating that it was against his

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principles. Before leaving the Wailers, Wailer had become more focused on his spiritual faith. He identified with the Rastafari movement, as did the other Wailers. He also composed much of his own material as well as re-recording a number of cuts from the Wailers' catalogue. Wailer recorded primarily in the

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style, in keeping with his often political and spiritual messages; his album ''

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'' was well received. According to the journalist Peter Mason, writing in the Guardian newspaper, Blackheart Man "is widely felt to be one of reggae's highest peaks".

Solo career

After leaving the Wailers, Wailer experimented with

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on his album ''Hook Line & Sinker'', while ''Sings the Wailers'' reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of Jamaican session musicians,

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. He also had success recording in the typically apolitical, more pop,

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style. During this musical period, one of the highlights of Bunny Wailer's career was composing the hit single "Electric Boogie" in 1982 for

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. This song led to the dance craze "Electric Slide" in 1986, which gained popularity in Washington D.C. and other parts of the world. Bunny Wailer also recorded versions of the song for himself, although with less success compared to Griffiths' versions. Wailer's music had dancehall and

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influences, best exemplified by the album ''Bunny Wailer Sings the Wailers'' on which he reinterpreted some of the Wailers material as a solo roots singer with roots reggae-based backing by Sly and Robbie. The album, produced by Bunny Wailer, was recorded at

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. Some of these tracks are reworked classic Wailers tracks such as "Dreamland", a cover of El Tempos' "My Dream Island" with slightly reworked lyrics that became Bunny's signature song. This was recorded in 1966 by Clement Coxsone Dodd, and in 1972 with

; it was released as a 7" in 1971 with a

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version on the B-side. Another classic is "Dancing Shoes", first recorded in the mid-1960s as a driving ska/soul classic with Bunny Wailer on lead vocals. Wailer won the

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three times; in 1991 for the album ''Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley'', in 1995 for ''Crucial! Roots Classics'', and in 1997 for ''Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary''. He was also featured on the album ''True Love'' by

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, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including;

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, Jackie Jackson,

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, and

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. Wailer's catalogue is now under the curation of his agent Simon Vumbaca. However, in 1991, Bunny Wailer faced one of the lowest points in his career at the annual Sting event in Portmore, when he was driven off stage by a shower of bottles thrown by the audience. This incident, not uncommon at dancehall events, highlighted the tension between Wailer's traditional style and the emerging trends popularized by artists such as Ninjaman and Shabba Ranks. In August 2012, it was announced that Bunny Wailer would receive Jamaica's fifth highest honour, the

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.Bonitto, Brian (2012)
Tosh gets OM
, ''

'', 7 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012 In 2016, he played a month-long 'Blackheart Man' tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his 1976 album.Campbell, Howard (2016)
The shows go on for Wailer
", ''

'', 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016 In October 2017, he was awarded the

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by the Jamaican government, the nation's fourth-highest honour. In October 2019, a commemorative

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dedicated by the

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honoring Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer was placed at the former site of

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in London, where ''

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'' and '' Burnin''' were completed. In November 2019, Wailer received a Pinnacle Award in New York from the Coalition to Preserve Reggae.

Health and death

In October 2018, Wailer suffered a minor

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, resulting in speech problems. After suffering another stroke in July 2020, he was hospitalized at Andrews Memorial Hospital in

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, where he eventually died on 2 March 2021 at the age of 73, of complications from the stroke he suffered the previous year.

Solo discography

Albums

* ''

'' (1976)

(2 extra albums with Blackheart Man: ''Dubd'sco vol.1'' (1976) Island/Tuff Gong and ''Blackheart Man (Remastered & Extended)'' (1976) Island/Tuff Gong) * ''

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'' (1977) Solomonic * ''Struggle'' (1978) Solomonic * ''In I Father's House'' (1979) Solomonic * ''Bunny Wailer Sings the Wailers'' (1980) Solomonic * ''Dubd'sco vol.2'' (1981) Solomonic * ''Rock 'n' Groove'' (1981) Solomonic * ''Tribute'' (1981) Solomonic * ''Hook Line & Sinker'' (1982) Solomonic * ''Roots Radics Rockers Reggae'' (1983) Shanachie (international re-release of ''In I Father's House'' + 2 extra tracks) * ''Live!'' (1983) Solomonic * ''Marketplace'' (1985) Solomonic * ''Rootsman Skanking'' (1987) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Rock And Groove'' edited version plus 3 extra tracks) * '' Rule Dance Hall'' (1987) Shanachie * ''

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'' (1989) Shanachie * '' Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley'' (1990) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Tribute'' + 2 extra tracks)Bonitto, Brian (22 January 2014)
Bunny Wailer Turns Up Treble
, ''

''. Retrieved 24 January 2014. * '' Gumption'' (1990) Shanachie * ''The Never Ending Wailers'' (1991) RAS * ''Dance Massive'' (1992) Solomonic * ''Just Be Nice'' (1993) RAS * '' Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary'' (1996) RAS * ''Communication'' (2000) Solomonic * ''World Peace'' (2003) Solomonic * ''Bunny Wailer's Sound Clash'' (2006)

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* ''Rub A Dub'' (2007) Solomonic * ''Cross Culture'' (2009) Solomonic * ''Reincarnated Souls'' (2013), VP – 3CD + 2DVD set Solomonic * ''Dub Fi Dub'' (2018) R.O.K./The Original Genesis

Compilations

* '' Crucial! Roots Classics'' (1994) RAS * ''

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'' (1995) Solomonic/Shanachie * ''Dubd'sco Volumes 1 & 2'' (1998) RAS * ''Bob Marley & The Wailers Vol 2: Bunny Wailer & Johnny Lover'' (2002) Saludos Amigos (with

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) * ''Winning Combinations: Bunny Wailer & Dennis Brown'' (2002) Universal Special Products (with

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) * ''The Wailers Legacy'' (2006) Solomonic (Bunny Wailer & The Wailers) * ''Tuff Gong/Island Singles 1: Tread Along: 1969–1976'' (2016) Dub Store Records/Tuff Gong/Island * ''Solomonic Singles 2: Rise and Shine: 1977–1986'' (2016) Dub Store Records/Solomonic

DVDs

* ''Live'' (2005) Video Music, Inc.

Appearances on DVD compilations

* ''A Reggae Session'' (1988)

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, features "Roots, Radics, Rockers and Reggae" and "Rise and Shine"

Discography overview

* ''

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References

External links

The Wailers News
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