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Bunny Wailer, who along with bandmates Bob Marley and Peter Tosh popularized reggae music worldwide with their legendary group the Wailers, died Tuesday.
March 2, 2021
The upcoming Wailers album “Together Again” isn’t just your average reunion record.
April 20, 1986
The ‘Burnin’ ’ and ‘Live!’ albums, part of a raft of reissues, take listeners deeper into the reggae legend’s body of work.
July 6, 2001
Pop music: Touring in support of a new album, the Wailers take their ties to the reggae great seriously. They play in O.C. on Wednesday.
May 7, 1996
With the death of the charismatic Bob Marley in 1980, reggae lost much of its luster, and its popularity seemed to be on the wane for several years.
May 19, 1989
For longtime reggae fans, the appearance of Bunny Wailer at Cal State Long Beach on Saturday held historical significance--this was the first-ever solo concert outside Jamaica by the singer who, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, was a founding member of the ground-breaking group the Wailers.
July 14, 1986
Important groups from the past that tour without key members are among the most reprehensible manifestations of cynicism in the business that pop music has become.
Aug. 14, 1995
Drum rolls and synthesized music of the spheres swirled with portent, then a figure robed in priestly vestments appeared, stretched out his arms and said, “Behold.”
April 18, 1989
It was like trying to catch a Rastaman version of a will-o’-the-wisp, with a bit of the Keystone Cops thrown in.
Aug. 11, 1995
When the Wailers kicked into the “We don’t need no trouble” coda to Bob Marley’s “War” on Sunday at the Roxy, the Jamaican band that was once led by the late reggae giant had no difficulty identifying with the lyric.
July 7, 1987