The three-time Grammy winner died at the Andrews Memorial Hospital in the Jamaican parish of St. Andrew, his manager, Maxine Stowe, told The Associated Press. His cause of death was not immediately clear. Local newspapers had reported he was in and out of the hospital after a stroke nearly a year ago.
The Wailers were founded by Marley, Wailer and Peter Tosh in 1963. Wailer was the last surviving founding member after Marley and Tosh died in 1981 and 1987, respectively.
Johnny Nash signed the group to an exclusive publishing and recording contract with his JAD record label, formed in 1967 with Danny Sims, and financed some of the band’s recordings.
“Because I didn’t leave the Wailers,” he said. “I’m still here, representing the Wailers.”
Wailer won three Grammys for his work on “Hall Of Fame – A Tribute To Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary,” “Time Will Tell – A Tribute To Bob Marley” and “Liberation (Album).”
The Wailers and other Rasta musicians also popularized Rastafarian culture among better-off Jamaicans starting in the 1970s.
Wailer’s death was mourned worldwide as people shared pictures, music and memories of the renown artist.
“The passing of Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailers, brings to a close the most vibrant period of Jamaica’s musical experience,” wrote Jamaica politician Peter Phillips in a Facebook post. “Bunny was a good, conscious Jamaican brethren.”
“My father was the voice for the voiceless,” she said. “If he were still here, he would be on the forefronts protesting, he would still be speaking up for those who aren’t being heard.”
Marley, who died of cancer at age 36, would have turned 75 last year, a milestone year that was “all about” celebrating his birthday “through activations in honor of his legacy,” his daughter said.
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