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Reggae star Bunny Wailer has died. He was 73.
Wailer died in his native Jamaica at the Andrews Memorial Hospital in the St. Andrew Parish on Tuesday, his manager Maxine Stowe told reporters. His cause of death is unknown at this time. Local news outlets in the island country reported in August that Wailer was recovering from a stroke. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Born Neville Livingston, he was the last surviving member of The Wailers, after bandmates Bob Marley died from cancer in 1981 and Peter Tosh was murdered in 1987.
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston.
Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies
The singer formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in the capital of Kingston
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Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.
Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars
Bob Marley and
Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston. They catapulted to international fame with the album, “Catch a Fire” and also helped popularize Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.