ZUM TOD DES JAMAIKANISCHEN REGGAE-PIONIERS BUNNY WAILER (THE WAILERS)

Der am 10. April 1947 in Kingston geborene jamaikanische Reggae-Musiker Bunny Wailer (Bild) ist am 2. März 2021 ebenda gestorben. Neben Bob Marley und Peter Tosh war er das dritte ständige Mitglied der (frühen) Wailers. Er gründete sie mit Marley 1963, bevor Tosh dazustiess. Bis zur Trennung der ursprünglichen Wailers 1973/74 kamen und gingen viele verschiedene Künstler, während diese drei Musiker durchgehend dabei waren. Gemeinsam sorgten sie für zahlreiche Erfolge wie «Trenchtown Rock», «Nice Time», «Stir It Up» oder «Get Up, Stand Up».*

Bild: Bunny Wailer, 2008 – Foto: http://www.alfredmoya.com/ – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bunny-Wailer-Smile-Jamaica-2008.jpg

Reggae legend Neville O’Reilly Livingstone, popularly known as ‘Bunny Wailer’, ‘Bunny Livingstone’ and most affectionately as ‘Jah B’, has died

http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/reggae-legend-bunny-wailer-has-died

Bunny Wailer is dead

Bunny Wailer’s albums include Blackheart Man, released in 1976, and Rock ’n‘ Groove which came out five years later. His hit songs include Cool Runnings, Ballroom Floor, Crucial, and Bald Head Jesus.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Bunny_Wailer_is_dead

The Government and the Opposition are paying tribute to reggae icon Bunny Wailer who passed away today

In a statement today, Culture and Entertainment Minister, Olivia Grange, stated that while the country mourns the passing of an outstanding singer, songwriter and percussionist, Jamaicans should celebrate his life and many accomplishments.

For his part, Opposition leader Mar Golding expressed deep sadness at the passing. «Bunny grew up in Trench Town, South St Andrew, the constituency I represent, so his passing truly hits home,» said Golding in a statement.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20210302/grange-golding-pay-tribute-bunny-wailer

Reggae Icon Bunny Wailer — Founding Member of the Wailers — Has Died at 73

Born April 10th, 1947, in the Nine Mile district of Jamaica’s St. Ann Parish, Livingstone was a friend of Marley from a young age; following the death of Marley’s father, Norval, in 1955, Marley’s mother, Cedella, lived with Livingstone’s father, Thaddeus, in Trench Town, making Bunny and Bob near-stepbrothers.

Daniel Kreps

http://web.archive.org/web/20210302182411if_/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bunny-wailer-obit-1035643/

«We having a dream, having a vision,» Wailer told The Washington Post in 2006, «but as to the magnitude of what the dream might grow to, that is something that you cannot determine. At the same time, we believed in the music. We loved the music. We knew there was a lot of people that would have loved it just the same, if they got the chance to hear it. We knew that it had a place in all of the other music cultures that it has now been fit into.»

Nick Deriso

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bunny-wailer-dies/

«We remain grateful for the role that Bunny Wailer played in the development and popularity of reggae music across the world.»

His death was reported initially by Jamaica’s Observer newspaper, which said that he had been unwell since enduring a second stroke in July 2020.

It was confirmed by Olivia Grange, Jamaica’s minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, who said in a statement: «I announce with deepest sadness the passing of the patriarch, brother, friend and Jamaican music icon, the great Bunny Wailer … We mourn the passing of this outstanding singer, songwriter and percussionist and celebrate his life and many accomplishments. We remain grateful for the role that Bunny Wailer played in the development and popularity of reggae music across the world.»

Anastasia Tsioulcas

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/972832265/bunny-wailer-iconic-reggae-singer-and-wailers-co-founder-has-died-at-age-73

Wailer won three Grammys for his work on «Hall Of Fame – A Tribute To Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary,» «Time Will Tell – A Tribute To Bob Marley» and «Liberation (Album).»

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/03/02/bunny-wailer-dead-73-reggae-bob-marley-and-the-wailers/6886069002/

One of reggae’s most important voices, Bunny Wailer, has died at the age of 73

Tributes have already poured in for the musician, with fans and fellow musicians describing him as a legend.

Mark Savage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-56256885

Bunny Wailer, last surviving founder member of the Wailers, dies aged 73

Reggae artist and three-time Grammy winner found worldwide fame alongside Bob Marley in the early 1970s

Ben Beaumont Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/02/bunny-wailer-last-surviving-founder-member-of-the-wailers-dies-aged-73

Bunny Wailer, légende jamaïcaine du reggae et membre fondateur des Wailers, est mort

Avec les Wailers, Bunny Wailer aura marqué l’émergence d’un son, au rythme diabolique, marqué par la musique américaine, notamment le R & B, mais aussi par la culture jamaïcaine.

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2021/03/02/mort-de-la-legende-jamaicaine-du-reggae-bunny-wailer-membre-fondateur-des-wailers_6071739_3382.html

Reggae-Ikone Bunny Wailer von The Wailers ist tot

Marley und Wailer waren nicht nur Freunde, sondern quasi Stiefbrüder: Wailers Vater hatte ein Kind mit Marleys Mutter. Wailer und Marley begannen gemeinsam Musik zu machen. Später stiess Peter Tosh dazu – The Wailers (später auch The Wailing Wailers) waren geboren, die bekannteste Reggae-Band aller Zeiten.

Markus Brandstetter

https://www.rollingstone.de/reggae-ikone-bunny-wailer-ist-tot-2245767/

Reggae-Pionier und Bandkollege von Bob Marley

dpa

https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/bandkollege-von-bob-marley-reggae-pionier-bunny-wailer-73-jaehrig-gestorben-ld.1604611?reduced=true

Audios / Videos:

Get Up Stand Up (Official Fan Video ‚Legend 30th‘) – Bob Marley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhQEBAl3Gpk&feature=emb_logo

The Wailing Wailers – Simmer Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xo-BCAjMiM&feature=emb_imp_woyt

BOB MARLEY, PETER TOSH & BUNNY WAILER – STIR IT UP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8EwEeOZ9U&feature=emb_logo