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Aston Barrett continued to carry out with The Wailers into the 2010s
Aston Barrett, the bassist of the legendary reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers, has died on the age of 77.
“Household Man”, as he was identified, was born in 1946 and grew up within the Jamaican capital, Kingston.
Saying the dying, his household stated Barrett had been by a “lengthy medical battle” however gave no particulars.
He was a key determine within the development of reggae. He performed on almost all of the Wailers albums in addition to for Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and plenty of different acts.
In a social media put up on Saturday, Barrett’s son Aston Barrett Jr stated: “With the heaviest of hearts, we share the information of the passing of our beloved Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett after a protracted medical battle.”
Aston Barret first gained fame as a member of the Upsetters, the backing band of reggae pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry.
He joined Bob Marley’s band in 1974.
His bass work is a key characteristic of many Wailers hits, together with I Shot the Sheriff, Get Up Stand Up, Stir It Up, Jamming, No Girl, No Cry and May You Be Love.
“The drum, it’s the heartbeat, and the bass, it’s the spine,” Barrett as soon as stated. “If the bass will not be proper, the music is gonna have a nasty again, so it could be crippled.”
Bob Marley died from most cancers on the age of 36 in 1981. The Wailers continued to carry out, with quite a few line-up adjustments and numerous singers filling Marley’s sneakers.
Barrett advised the BBC in 2013 that he had fathered 23 daughters and 18 sons. “I’m the household man,” he stated. “I am gifted with 41 [children].”
