This situation of homelessness in a developed country is not cool!" The legendary keyboardist, who recorded and toured with Bob Marley (above) and the
Wailers for over nine years, now has his own entourage under the moniker Natty
Wailer and the Reggae Vibes, and is busily working on a new album due out shortly.
The
Wailers are all set to perform at Indigo, Sheraton.
He has also written much of his own material as well as re-recording a number of cuts from the
wailers catalogue.
WORLD-RENOWNED reggae band The
Wailers, who previously performed with genre legend Bob Marley, will be performing at Coral Bay on Thursday.
Besides hunting, harsh winters offer the only other control of deer-herd populations,
Wailer noted.
The Silver Hilton name was suggested by renowned steelheader and author Lam
Wailer in honor of a classic Klamath River steelhead fly.
So his first band, eventually called the Wailing
Wailers, formed with neighbors Neville Livingston (later Bunny
Wailer) and Peter McIntosh (later Peter Tosh), was a sweet-voiced harmony group.
Now in its fourth year, this year's line-up of the Sunday Independent's Rock against Homelessness gig includes Camille O'Sullivan, Finbar Furey, Tommy Fleming, Duke Special, Natty
Wailer, Jerry Fish, and The Celtic Tenors.
He returns to Birmingham this month to perform at the O2 Academy on July 18, alongside fellow reggae legend Bunny
Wailer who, with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, brought reggae to the rest of the world in the early 70s.
Formed almost 50 years ago by Bob Marley with Bunny
Wailer, Peter Tosh and the Barrett brothers Carlton and Aston, the Jamaican group are responsible for some of the best loved reggae music to ever come out of the country.
CARIBBEAN queen Rihanna has a
Wailer of a time as she goes for a night-time dip in her native Barbados.
'I and I: The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and
Wailer' highlights how the Jamaican-born reggae legend struggled with insecurities over his mixed race as son of a white father and a black mother.
Ferdinand eventually goes on a singles cruise, where he meets a Ladies' Wolf, a
Wailer, an Invisible Man, a troupe of mummies, and a Sherlock Holmes wannabe.
The group began life as a vocal trio featuring reggae icons Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny
Wailer. In the early '70s, the
Wailers teamed up with the Upsetters, featuring Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother, Carlton Barrett.
Originally, the
Wailers were a vocal trio formed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny
Wailer.