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The Wailers Band

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The Wailers Band formed in 1981 from surviving Bob Marley & the Wailers instrumentalists led by Aston "Family Man" Barrett and Junior Marvin, continuing to tour and record - including 1989's I.D. - after drummer Carlton Barrett's 1987 death, with keyboardist Keith Sterling among its later lineup.

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Type: group →
Era: Dancehall and the digital turn →
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The organ's upstroke and the piano's bubble did as much to define reggae's feel as any bassline.