Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer, who founded The Wailers with his childhood friend Bob Marley, died today at Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.
He was 73, and had been hospitalized since July following a stroke.A cause of death has not been released, but his passing was confirmed by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange.Born Neville O’Riley Livingston, Wailer was the last surviving member of the reggae group that shared his name.
He left The Wailers in 1974 to launch a decades-long solo career and was awarded Jamaican Government’s Order of Merit in 2017.Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo GalleryDuring his 1963-74 tenure with Marley and The Wailers; other co-founder Peter Tosh, Wailer saw their songs “Simmer
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