Neville O' Riley Livingstone, born on 10th of April 1947, and loved by generations of Jamaican music lovers as Bunny Wailer, remains one of reggae's most reclusive and understated heroes.
He grew up alongside Bob Marley in the country, his father, Thaddius "Taddy" Livingstone, moved to Kingston at the same time as Bob's mother Cedella, where he opened a rum bar. Both the young boys were left behind to be looked after by relatives until they were old enough to move to the city themselves. Eventually a relationship developed between Cedella and Taddy, which led to the birth of a daughter Pearl.
Growing up together in Kingston, the boys developed a strong desire to become musicians, and along with another friend, Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh), began attending music lessons in the yard of local recording artist Joe Higgs.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Bunny Wailer
Posted by JaymeLynn at 9:58 PM
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment