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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	[[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers was the Jamaican [[Reggae\|reggae]] ensemble associated with [[Bob Marley]]'s international career. Its recorded identity spans several lineups, from the earlier Wailers vocal group to the band accompanying Marley in the 1970s.<ref name="wailers-biography">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-marley-the-wailers-mn0000069402 William Ruhlmann:] [[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers, AllMusic biography and discography. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		[[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers was the Jamaican [[Reggae\|reggae]] ensemble associated with [[Bob Marley]]'s international career. Its recorded identity spans several lineups, from the earlier Wailers vocal group to the band accompanying Marley in the 1970s.<ref name="wailers-biography">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-marley-the-wailers-mn0000069402 William Ruhlmann:] [[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers, AllMusic biography and discography. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The Wailers formed in Kingston in 1963. After the departures of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in the mid-1970s, the Marley-led ensemble continued with a changed instrumental and vocal lineup. International touring and records including ''Live!'' expanded its public. Later Wailers offshoots followed Marley's death in 1981.<ref name="wailers-biography" />		The Wailers formed in Kingston in 1963. After the departures of [[Peter Tosh]] and [[Bunny Wailer]] in the mid-1970s, the Marley-led ensemble continued with a changed instrumental and vocal lineup. International touring and records including ''Live!'' expanded its public. Later Wailers offshoots followed Marley's death in 1981.<ref name="wailers-biography" />

	== Music and repertoire ==		== Music and repertoire ==
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	== Members and collaborators ==		== Members and collaborators ==
	Marley, Tosh and Bunny Wailer were the early core. Later lineups included bassist Aston Barrett, drummer Carlton Barrett, guitarist Al Anderson and the I-Threes vocalists Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The ensemble changed over time; those names do not describe one fixed lineup for every recording.<ref name="wailers-biography" />		Marley, Tosh and [[Bunny Wailer]] were the early core. Later lineups included bassist Aston Barrett, drummer Carlton Barrett, guitarist Al Anderson and the I-Threes vocalists Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The ensemble changed over time; those names do not describe one fixed lineup for every recording.<ref name="wailers-biography" />

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
	[[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers was the Jamaican [[Reggae\|reggae]] ensemble associated with [[Bob Marley]]'s international career. Its recorded identity spans several lineups, from the earlier Wailers vocal group to the band accompanying Marley in the 1970s.<ref name="wailers-biography">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-marley-the-wailers-mn0000069402 William Ruhlmann: Bob Marley and the Wailers, AllMusic biography and discography]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>		[[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers was the Jamaican [[Reggae\|reggae]] ensemble associated with [[Bob Marley]]'s international career. Its recorded identity spans several lineups, from the earlier Wailers vocal group to the band accompanying Marley in the 1970s.<ref name="wailers-biography">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-marley-the-wailers-mn0000069402 William Ruhlmann:] [[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers, AllMusic biography and discography. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

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== Summary ==
[[Bob Marley]] and the Wailers was the Jamaican [[Reggae|reggae]] ensemble associated with [[Bob Marley]]'s international career. Its recorded identity spans several lineups, from the earlier Wailers vocal group to the band accompanying Marley in the 1970s.<ref name="wailers-biography">[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-marley-the-wailers-mn0000069402 William Ruhlmann: Bob Marley and the Wailers, AllMusic biography and discography]. Accessed 23 October 2026.</ref>

== History ==
The Wailers formed in Kingston in 1963. After the departures of Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in the mid-1970s, the Marley-led ensemble continued with a changed instrumental and vocal lineup. International touring and records including ''Live!'' expanded its public. Later Wailers offshoots followed Marley's death in 1981.<ref name="wailers-biography" />

== Music and repertoire ==
The group's movement from [[Ska|ska]] toward [[Roots reggae|roots reggae]] combined vocal-group practice with a prominent bass-and-drum foundation. ''Catch a Fire'', ''Burnin’'', ''Natty Dread'', ''Exodus'' and ''Uprising'' document different phases. Release credits sometimes apply the later band name retrospectively, so personnel and recording date matter when comparing performances.<ref name="wailers-biography" />

Selected recordings in MuGlobe:
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ6VezKMoRY No Woman, No Cry — Rainbow, 4 June 1977] — [[Reggae]].
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPZydAotVOY War / No More Trouble — Rainbow Theatre, 1977] — [[Roots reggae]].

== Members and collaborators ==
Marley, Tosh and Bunny Wailer were the early core. Later lineups included bassist Aston Barrett, drummer Carlton Barrett, guitarist Al Anderson and the I-Threes vocalists Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt. The ensemble changed over time; those names do not describe one fixed lineup for every recording.<ref name="wailers-biography" />

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