Reggae Legend Bunny Wailer Drops The Mic At 73

By Juma / Published March 3, 2021 | 9:34 am

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The reggae legend, Bunny Wailer, who found fame with Bob Marley dies and redefined the world of reggae music is dead. Mr. Wailer died at the age of 73.

The reggae legend, Bunny Wailer, who found fame with Bob Marley dies and redefined the world of reggae music is dead. Mr. Wailer died at the age of 73 leaving the whole world mourning for the loss. He was the only surviving member of the wailers.

Together with Bob Marley, they achieved international fame with reggae classics like Simmer Down and Stir It Up, before Wailer left to go solo in 1974. Mr. Wailer went on to win three Grammys and was given Jamaica’s Order Of Merit in 2017.

The death of the legend was confirmed by manager Maxine Stowe, and Jamaica’s Culture Minister, Olivia Grange. The cause of death is unknown, but he had been in hospital since having a stroke in July 2020. Tributes from around the world are flowing in.

Some of the great songs by the legend Bunny Wailer include; Dreamland, Cool Runnings, Rise and Shine, Fighting against conviction, Roots, Boderation, Rastaman, Another Dance, Ballroom Floor among others. His latest released Baddest.

Enjoy his Baddest hit here:

The star, whose real name was Neville O’Riley Livingston, had been the last surviving member of The Wailers, following Bob Marley’s death from cancer in 1981, and Peter Tosh’s murder during a robbery in 1987.

Born on 20 April 10, 1947, Livingston spent his earliest years in the village of Nine Miles, where he was raised by his father, Thaddeus, who ran a grocery store.

That was where he first met Marley, and the toddlers soon became firm friends, making their first music together at Stepney Primary and Junior High School.

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