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Reggae icon Aston “Family Man” Barrett, who was the longtime bassist in Bob Marley & The Wailers, died at his home in Florida on Saturday “after a long medical battle.” He was 77. The news came via ...

The Jamaica native Aston Barrett died at the age of 77. Hededicated his life to working with the towering timeless figure of Reggae, Bob Marley and The Wailers first, then following Marley’s passing ...

Aston Barrett, who as the bass player and musical director for the Wailers — both with Bob Marley and for decades after the singer’s death in 1981 — crafted the hypnotic rhythms and complex melodies ...

The Righteous Rockers Experience will host an exclusive live interview with Grammy Award winning Producer and leader of the Wailers, Aston Barrett Jr. (son of Aston Barrett and nephew of Carlton ...

Born in Kingston in 1946, Barrett enjoyed singing as a young man but did not take it up professionally. He was drawn to the playing of the late Lloyd Brevett, a founding member of the iconic ...

A new generation of The Wailers is coming to the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on May 17, with new music from the "One World" recording. (Courtesy of The Wailers) Buy Photo Bob Marley and The Wailers ...

The bassist from Bob Marley's band has lost a legal battle over unpaid royalties. Aston Barrett, who played bass in the Wailers, claimed that he and his late brother Carlton did not receive money that ...

Aston Barrett, the Jamaican bassist known as “Family Man” who served as the rhythmic architect for reggae legends like Bob Marley and the Wailers, Burning Spear, and Augustus Pablo, has died at the ...

Aston “Family Man” Barrett, legendary reggae bassist who played in Bob Marley & The Wailers, passed away this morning at age 77. His son Aston Barrett Jr. broke the news on social media earlier today.

Aston Barrett, bassist for Bob Marley and the Wailers, died on Saturday at 77 years old. Barrett’s death was shared by Jamaica’s minister of culture on X (formerly Twitter) in a series of tweets.