Bunny "Jah B" Wailer's spiritual performance at "Bob Marley Remembrance".

‪@LeoOReggio‬
Born April 10th, 1947, in the Nine Mile district of Jamaica’s St. Ann Parish, Livingston 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 Livingston’s father, Thaddeus, in Trench Town, making Bunny and Bob near-stepbrothers.
While Marley and Livingston were being mentored by Joe Higgs, “the Godfather of Reggae,” they met Higgs’ fellow student Peter Tosh; the then-trio ventured to Kingston. Soon after, they were joined by singer Junior Braithwaite and backup vocalists Beverley Kelso and Cherry Smith. Following a string of name changes that included the Teenagers and the Wailing Wailers, the Wailers aligned with Coxsone Dodd’s sound system and Studio One label - which employed songwriters and producers like Lee “Scratch” Perry and Jackie Mittoo - and released the Marley-penned “Simmer Down,” a Number One hit in Jamaica.
While Marley and Tosh served as the Wailers’ primary singers and songwriters, Livingston played an indispensable role in providing harmonies to the trio’s songs. The Wailers next teamed with Perry and his Upsetters for 1970’s Soul Rebels and 1971’s Soul Revolution; around that time, Livingston wrote and recorded one of his signature songs, “Dreamland,” a track he revisited when he released his solo LP Blackheart Man in 1976.
Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith soon departed the Wailers, leaving the nucleus of Marley, Livingston, and Tosh intact; that trio recorded the band’s debut LP, 1965’s The Wailing Wailers, a collection of tracks the band recorded during the mid-Sixties. The Wailers then went on hiatus as Marley married his wife Rita and joined his mother in Wilmington, Delaware; during this period, Livingston served a yearlong sentence for marijuana possession. However, the three principal Wailers reunited upon Marley’s return to Jamaica.
A collection of Wailers songs the trio recorded for producer Leslie Kong’s Beverley’s label was released as Best of the Wailers in 1971. By then, thanks largely to the success of reggae acts like Toots and the Maytals and Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican music found an international audience, and the Wailers embarked on a U.K. tour with American reggae singer Johnny Nash.
In 1972, the Wailers signed with producer Chris Blackwell and his Island Records, resulting in their 1973 classic and major-label debut, Catch a Fire. Although the album and its similar landmark follow-up, 1973’s Burnin’, helped propel the Wailers to international fame, following the release of Burnin’, both Tosh and Wailer left the group as Blackwell sought to diminish their roles and rebrand the Wailers as Marley’s backing group, as well as scheduling a tour of the U.S. that tested Tosh and Wailer’s strict Rastafarian faith. After resigning, Wailer was briefly replaced by Higgs when the Catch a Fire Tour did come to America in the spring of 1973. Catch a Fire was later ranked Number 126 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums list, with Burnin’ placing Number 319.
Following his exit from the Wailers, Livingston - now known as Bunny Wailer - began work on his solo album Blackheart Man; while he took a backseat creatively in the Wailers, the LP allowed Wailer to establish himself as his own artist, with Wailer writing, producing, and singing lead on the entirety of Blackheart Man, which also featured contributions from the Wailers band mainstays and reggae legends like Sly and Robbie and Aston “Family Man” Barrett. The album included songs like “Dreamland” and “Burning Down Sentence,” which was inspired by his prison stint.
“The tracks that were done in Blackheart Man were very symbolic and significant to this whole development of reggae music,” Wailer told Reggaeville in 2017. “I really consider Blackheart Man to be one of those albums that the universal reggae world should be focused on.”
Blackheart Man marked the beginning of a prolific and fruitful solo career for Wailer, who would win the Grammy for Best Reggae Album three times in the Nineties, for 1991’s Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley, 1995’s Crucial! Roots Classics, and the 1997’s all-star Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary.
Reflecting on his career in 2016, Wailer told Afropop, “The Wailers are responsible for the Wailers sound. Bob, Peter, and myself: We are totally responsible for the Wailers sound, and what the Wailers brought to the world, and left as a legacy.”
In 2017, the Jamaican Government awarded Bunny Wailer an Order of Merit, the country's fourth-highest honour. The Government again recognized his contribution to Jamaican music in February 2019 with a Reggae Gold Award.

[@brooklyntorres9906]

i really love to see Jah B performing. it's always a joy and pleasure to see him 😄😄😄

[@LeoOReggio]

@@brooklyntorres9906 Jah messenger he is. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@LadyDee-rg9ee]

Goosebumps Time. Blessed Love Jah Bunny.

[@victorkibet5683]

young and energetic king bunny bunny wailer.....i miss him already...Blackheart man i wish there could be a collabo between him and joseph hill.....watching from eldoret kenya

[@LeoOReggio]

Blessings and protection for the I, Victor, Please remember to subscribe. Thanks.

[@victorkibet5683]

@@LeoOReggio of course i will

[@mmaandstuff7863]

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[@mrbarbadosfrombirthonelove2344]

Rest in ital power…. Jah rastafari

[@quantro65]

Thank you for this Big Daddy Leo. . This is a priceless piece of work . Respect. 👊🏿

[@LeoOReggio]

My pleasure, Quantro66.

[@LeoOReggio]

My bad, I mean Quantro65.

[@aldonlucas3563]

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[@modems8092]

Terrific musicians, what tightness and groove. Bunny is in his spirit🪘💃

[@lauranicholls9421]

It’s a real privelage to hear. Bunny wailer performing,I think he’s brilliant,the best. Very sad to hear of his loss earlier on this year. Thanks. Bunny and to you. Leo for posting another treasure.❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚❤️💛💚

[@LeoOReggio]

My pleasure, always, Laura, stay safe.

[@eliastshabalala1132]

well done bunny espesial on BOB's remembrance

[@ebrimajanneh28]

Really rasta one love ✌️✌️✌️💯💯💯💯

[@altheasyewart8616]

Many many thanks for this He is a true Legend jah Apostle no doubt.💝💝💝💝

[@LeoOReggio]

No doubt, Althea. Stay safe. Please subscribe so we can keep the joy alive. Thanks.

[@altheasyewart8616]

@@LeoOReggio will do

[@karltellnac15er89]

RIP Jah B

[@LeoOReggio]

I would sincerely appreciate your subscription. Thanks.

[@SimonMulambo-nk6zg]

Rest in peace Jah Bee

[@LeoOReggio]

Indeed. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@rockstone2939]

Love and respect

[@lovelovelovemusic1177]

LOVE

[@NattyConquerorMusic]

Thanks to the "Big Daddy Leo" for uploading this video concert of Bunny Wailer. Real Energetic Performance in St. Anns Bay Jamaica.🇯🇲❤💛💚 "R.I.P. JAH B" "One Love" "Natty Conqueror"🙏

[@LeoOReggio]

My pleasure, Natty conqueror. Please subscribe, and stay safe.

[@NattyConquerorMusic]

@@LeoOReggio I thought that you guys uploaded the full concert, I have the whole concert on audio CD, i had really wanted to see when bunny call for the handstand man on the "Ballroom Floor" session.

[@LeoOReggio]

@@NattyConquerorMusic what I posted is a clip from a B roll tape. I never catalogued all my many many many tapes. So I post what I come across as I slowly digitize them. Plus i lost many tapes to deterioration so I am not even certain what I have.

[@NattyConquerorMusic]

That is understandable.

[@LeoOReggio]

@@NattyConquerorMusicI will certainly post it when I find it.

[@papajahko7121]

Ahhh !…..haffi comment ! Footage up top Leo ! Remember trodding along 7 mile beach heading towards Negril in 2002 & seeing a cardboard cut out of Bunny promoting his gig at Roots Bamboo I think !?? Couldn’t believe it when I read the date though !!!! Missed gig by a day !!! 🤨 so this my friend is a great addition to your crucial collection ! Stay Irie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇯🇲

[@LeoOReggio]

Irie vibes, always, Papa Jahko.

[@vinimakito7553]

Black Heart Man

[@LeoOReggio]

Indeed. Thank you for liking and subscribing. Stay safe.

[@taisharandolph8189]

Blessings and nice🎶💃🏾

[@LeoOReggio]

Blessings for you too Taisha. Please remember to subscribe. Thanks.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Incredible!!! You filmed this? Amazing job. What an amazing share. Did you ever film him again?! Interview?

[@LeoOReggio]

Zach, I filmed his concert in the National Stadium, but Bunny kept those tapes. Hopefully, I come across some footage as I go thru my tapes. If I am not mistaken, he had posted some of that concert on the web, years ago.

[@d-204]

Amazing footage. I have photos from This show somewhere. Do you have the melody makers negril show?

[@LeoOReggio]

Unfortunately, no, D.

[@tonypassos5941]

Hello Leo, so Bunny opened to Marley Bros, or it was the opposite?

[@LeoOReggio]

Wow, I don't remember, I will check the tape and let you know, Tony.

[@tonypassos5941]

@@LeoOReggio Thanks Leo, if you can check the date too, would be nice!

[@LeoOReggio]

@@tonypassos5941noted.

[@MsWildberry1]

Divinely gifted and sent beautiful Bunny continue to walk good. Excellent job done while you trod this earth plain. ❤💛💚🖤

[@rudolflampe2146]

What are the wailers doing haven't heard from them, I've. Seen them twice after marleys death

[@LeoOReggio]

For me, Bob, Peter, Bunny are the Wailers. So never expected the band to shine by themselves.

[@PAPAROBBIE]

What year was this concert?

[@LeoOReggio]

Papa, i cant remember. I will check and let you know. How are you?

[@PAPAROBBIE]

@@LeoOReggio Thanks!! Doing well!!

[@tonypassos5941]

​@@PAPAROBBIE Probably 2001 or 2002, I think was 2002, but would be great if Leo chek it the date.

[@alkebulanman3280]

Real Rastaman!!! Raspect!

[@LeoOReggio]

Itinually.

[@altheasyewart8616]

Have to know where is Sister Jean his spouse.been missing since last may 2020.

[@LeoOReggio]

Really sad, and suspicious, Althea.

[@altheasyewart8616]

@@LeoOReggio have to find out king have to someone knows something

[@goldenbanda6757]

Irie