Aston Barrett

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Kingston, British West Indies [now Kingston, Jamaica]

Aston Francis Barrett, often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican musician and Rastafarian.

Known for

• Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Capitol Session '73 — Self2021
• Rebel Music: The Bob Marley Story — Self (as Aston "Family Man" Barrett)2001
• Time Will Tell — Self (archive footage)1992
• Bob Marley and the Wailers - Live at the Rainbow — Bass1991
• Bob Marley: The Legend Live — Self - Bass1981
• Bob Marley: Uprising Live! — Self1980
• Bob Marley & The Wailers - Criteria Studios Rehearsal — Self - bass1980
• Bob Marley & The Wailers: Capital Records Rehearsal — Self - Bass1973

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1950-11-30

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Listeners

2,293

Total plays

15,692

Aston Francis Barrett (born November 22, 1946, Kingston, Jamaica), often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian. He was one of the Barrett brothers (the other being Carlton "Carlie" Barrett) who played with Bob Marley and The Wailers and Lee Perry's The Upsetters. It has been stated that Aston was the 'leader' of the backing band and responsible for many, if not all bass lines on Bob Marley's greatest hits <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Aston+Barre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Francis

Family name

Barrett

Gender

male

Citizenship

Jamaica

Place of birth

Kingston

Place of death

Miami

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

reggae

Instrument

percussion instrument

Image

Aston "Family Man" Barrett.jpg

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