Bunny Wailer, Reggae Legend and Wailers Co-Founder, Dies at 73
Reggae legend Bunny Wailer has died, The Associated Press reports. Wailer was the last surviving member of the iconic reggae band the Wailers, which he co-founded with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh in 1963. Jamaica Observer reported that the reggae luminary suffered a stroke in 2020 and had been in and out of the hospital since then. Bunny Wailer was 73 years old. Bunny Wailer was born Neville O’Riley Livingston in Kingston, Jamaica. He met Marley when they were children in the Nine Mile village of St. Ann Parrish. Later, while being mentored by Joe Higgs in Trench Town, the two met Tosh for...
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