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Crying in The Chapel

Album: Elvis & the Wailers

Released: Apr 24, 2008

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Crying in The Chapel
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How do You Think
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Forever be A Rasta
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Genre: Dub / Reggae
Location Kingston, JA, Zion, JM
Profile Views: 19114
Last Login: 11/26/2010
Member Since 4/24/2008
Website http://www.wailers.com
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........DIS IS NOT DA OFFICIAL PAGE........ .... BUT A BIG REGGAE BASS MASTA FAN's 1.... ....Go & See da official .. http://www.myspace.com/wailers...... ......Aston Francis Barrett.. (born November 22, 1946, Kingston, Jamaica), often called "..Family Man.." or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian..... ....He was one of the ..Barrett brothers.. (the other being Carlton "Carlie" Barrett) who played with Bob Marley and The Wailers and Lee Perry's The Upsetters. It has been stated that Aston was the 'leader' of the backing band and responsible for many, if not all bass lines on Bob Marley's greatest hits, as well as having been active in co-producing Marley's albums and responsible for most overall song arrangements. He is an influential bassist, and Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers amongst many other famed bassists cite him as an influence. He was the mentor of famed reggae session bassist Robbie Shakespeare of the duo Sly & Robbie and is considered one of the elder statesmen of reggae bass guitar playing..... ....His limited solo output is held in high esteem by reggae aficionados, and Aston continues to tour with and lead ..The Wailers Band.., who carry Marley's torch in the music world by performing his songs with several original band members..... ....The role of the bass guitar in reggae was established by bassist, producer, arranger and engineer Aston "Familyman" Barrett. With his brother, Carlton, on drums, Barrett provided the essential rhythmic foundation for the recordings and performances by Bob Marley from 1969 until Marley's death in 1981. The undistorted, but melodic, baritone tones of Barrett's bass has also been heard on recordings by artists who range from Alpha Blondy and Burning Spear to late pop singer John Denver..... ....Barrett launched his career in the Kingston nightclubs, playing guitar in a group, The Hippy Boys, that he shared with his brother. In the late-1960s, the Barrett brothers recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry as The Upsetters. The high point of the group came in 1969 when their instrumental single, "Return Of Django", became an international hit. The same year, the brothers recorded several singles by The Wailers including "Duppy Conquerer", "Soul Rebel" and "Small Axe". They continued to collaborate with The Wailers, remaining with Marley after the departure of Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston. In addition to co-writing the tune, "Rebel Music (3 O'clock Roadblock)", Barrett co-produced eleven albums with Marley. Barrett became one of the first to incorporate a drum machine on a reggae tune when he and The Wailers recorded "No Woman No Cry", "So Jah Seh" and "Johnny Was". On February 26, 1997, Barrett performed with Al Anderson, The Marley Family and The Fugees at the internationally-televised Grammy Award ceremonies at Madison Square Garden..... ....In 1999, PGD/Heartbeat released two albums of material spanning Barrett's musical career-"Cobra Style: Productions From The Wailers Musical Director" and an instrumental dub version, "Family In Dub". Tracks included one of the earliest tunes that Barrett recorded with the Wailers, "Distant Drums", an instrumental interpretation of Yabba You's "Love Thy Neighbor". - by Craig Harris, AMG. .... ...... ..
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