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Bunny Wailer in February 2009
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Birth name
| Neville O'Riley Livingston
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Also known as
| Bunny Livingston
Bunny O'Riley
Bunny Wailer
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Born
| (
1947-04-10
)
10 April 1947
Kingston
, Jamaica
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Died
| 2 March 2021
(2021-03-02)
(aged 73)
Kingston, Jamaica
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Genres
| Reggae
,
roots reggae
,
ska
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Occupation(s)
| Vocalist, songwriter, percussionist
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Instruments
| Percussion (
bongo drums
,
congas
,
tambourine
)
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Years active
| 1960?2021
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Labels
| JAD Records
Universal Music
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Neville O'Riley Livingston
,
OM
(10 April 1947 ? 2 March 2021) best known as
Bunny Wailer
, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of
reggae
group
The Wailers
along with
Bob Marley
and
Peter Tosh
. He won three
Grammy Awards
.
He was also known as
Bunny Livingston
and
Jah B
.
[1]
In October 2018, Wailer suffered a minor
stroke
, which caused speech problems.
[2]
Wailer died in
Kingston
,
Jamaica
on 2 March 2021 from stroke-related problems, at the age 73.
[3]
[4]