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The Barret brothers originally played with the Wailers while still in Lee \"Scratch\" Perry's studio band The Upsetters\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Marley \u0026amp; The Wailers consisted of Bob Marley himself as guitarist, songwriter and main singer, the Wailers Band as the backing band, and the I Threes as backup vocalists. The Wailers Band included the brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston \"Family Man\" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson playing lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl \"Wya\" Lindo playing keyboard, and Alvin \"Seeco\" Patterson playing percussion. The I Threes, consisted of Bob Marley's wife Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt and Marcia Griffiths.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes, usually for marketing purposes, recordings are indiscriminately attributed to either \"Bob Marley\", \"The Wailers\", or \"Bob Marley \u0026amp; the Wailers\".\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Bob+Marley+The+Wailers","playStationPath":"/stations/113272870/play","stationId":113272870,"bioPath":"/music/Bob+Marley+The+Wailers/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Tiken+Jah+Fakoly","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/51d/51d3cf330a7a324849232b79ac00cf13_md.jpg","artistName":"Tiken Jah Fakoly","artistId":100607,"station_id":280763097},{"musicPath":"/music/Tribal+Seeds","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/664/664f891ec68c09c17b39b74eb3d99f1e_md.jpg","artistName":"Tribal Seeds","artistId":428482,"station_id":400399390},{"musicPath":"/music/Delroy+Wilson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3cf/3cf189e3732030928d07b917fa9a8dd5_md.jpg","artistName":"Delroy Wilson","artistId":299,"station_id":113985553},{"musicPath":"/music/Cocoa+Tea","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d38/d38de4564e9b88c942a1db4b159a8f92_md.jpg","artistName":"Cocoa Tea","artistId":8961,"station_id":113271352},{"musicPath":"/music/Buju+Banton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7d0/7d0ecf6514bcad75c798bdc82900b39b_md.jpg","artistName":"Buju Banton","artistId":233,"station_id":113268984},{"musicPath":"/music/Chronixx","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fbd/fbdfa064d3cb822594c957fd62076d3e_md.jpg","artistName":"Chronixx","artistId":363401,"station_id":394183289},{"musicPath":"/music/Sizzla","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bbe/bbec617f58e114967ec5e71563256d8f_md.jpg","artistName":"Sizzla","artistId":8655,"station_id":113292983},{"musicPath":"/music/Prince+Far+I","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3b2/3b291af92cb8e6f8e015d666c6b94bb6_md.jpg","artistName":"Prince Far I","artistId":107065,"station_id":281862333},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Skatalites","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bd1/bd1efa2dc6747d2ba90ce75b5e351861_md.jpg","artistName":"The Skatalites","artistId":5954,"station_id":113295410},{"musicPath":"/music/Augustus+Pablo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a88/a880898e7d3c9188a781ccaabb425fca_md.jpg","artistName":"Augustus Pablo","artistId":4967,"station_id":113753139},{"musicPath":"/music/UB40","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fe7/fe7073cf2d534ebd8cd0f25106dc442b_md.jpg","artistName":"UB40","artistId":1210,"station_id":107965280},{"musicPath":"/music/Freddie+McGregor","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ed0/ed0d436b3a35d23885ce51337dd67537_md.jpg","artistName":"Freddie McGregor","artistId":6776,"station_id":113273464},{"musicPath":"/music/Yellowman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c88/c88c42cb5494327eac96795609963fd1_md.jpg","artistName":"Yellowman","artistId":80450,"station_id":267840197},{"musicPath":"/music/Sister+Nancy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/786/786cbaf42fdafe270ff6421099cb98d4_md.jpg","artistName":"Sister Nancy","artistId":4976,"station_id":113577399},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Melodians","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aee/aee7a106c34f407290ea3835216b64b2_md.jpg","artistName":"The Melodians","artistId":8342,"station_id":113357424},{"musicPath":"/music/Cornell+Campbell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d3d/d3d13a0e167d742e213ff860020c1cbb_md.jpg","artistName":"Cornell Campbell","artistId":106839,"station_id":281656190},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Wailers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e2a/e2af66de74604930caa3e1820fd65947_md.jpg","artistName":"The Wailers","artistId":776,"station_id":113462538},{"musicPath":"/music/Ziggy+Marley+The+Melody+Makers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1ba/1ba4d3951279f959db4329346bd1ff1f_md.jpg","artistName":"Ziggy Marley \u0026 The Melody Makers","artistId":2459,"station_id":113512368}]}