Bunny Wailer
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Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist (1947-2021)
Key facts
- Also known as
- Bunny Livingston , Bunny O'Riley
- Born
- Neville O'Riley Livingston , ( 1947-04-10 ) 10 April 1947, Kingston , Jamaica
- Died
- 2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) (aged 73), Saint Andrew Parish , Jamaica
- Genres
- Reggae roots reggae ska
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter musician
- Instruments
- Vocals percussion
- Years active
- 1960–2020
- Labels
- JAD Records , Universal Music
- Formerly of
- Bob Marley & The Wailers
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Livingston
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- Kingston
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- BunnyWailer-Istandpredominate (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Bunny Wailer
- date of birth
- 1947-04-10
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- pseudonym
- Bunny Wailer
- birth name
- Neville O'Riley Livingston
- member of
- The Wailers
- date of death
- 2021-03-02
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Encyclopedic overview
Neville O'Riley Livingston OM OJ (10 April 1947 – 2 March 2021), known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is considered one of the longtime standard-bearers of reggae music. He was also known as Jah B, Bunny O'Riley, and Bunny Livingston.
Early life and family
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bunny Wailer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.