Bunny Wailer - Rockers

Bunny Wailer
Rockers / Theme From Rockers
Solomonic SP 008 -34 (1978)

Born Neville O'Riley Livingston on 10 April 1947 in Kingston, Jamica, Bunny was the "step-brother" of Bob Marley.  Along with Peter Tosh they formed The Wailers in 1963 originally calling themselves The Wailing Wailers.

He left the band in 1973 in pursuit of a solo career and it was at this time he adopted the name Bunny.  He had by 1973 become more focused on his Rastafarian religion and much of his future solo work combined political and spiritual themes.

This 45 featured in the 1978 film Rockers which was a Jamaican comedy/drama featuring a large cast of the reggae stars performing at that time. Depicting the real gritty Jamaica, the film was critically acclaimed and raised the profile of many of the musicians to a worldwide audience.













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