# List of Bob Marley and the Wailers band members

Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley. The band formed when self-taught musician Hubert Winston McIntosh (Peter Tosh) met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton Barrett and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.

## Members
### Official members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Bob Marley | 1963–1981 (until his death) | vocalsrhythm guitaracoustic guitarpercussion | all releases |
| Peter Tosh | 1963–1974 (died 1987) | vocalslead guitarpianoorgan | all releases from The Wailing Wailers (1965) until Burnin' (1973) |
| Bunny Wailer | 1963–1974 (died 2021) | vocalscongasbongos | all releases from The Wailing Wailers (1965) until Burnin' (1973) |
| Junior Braithwaite | 1963–1964 (died 1999) | vocals | The Wailing Wailers (1965) |
| Cherry Smith | 1963–19641965–1966 (died 2008) | backing vocals | The Wailing Wailers (1965) |
| Beverley Kelso | 1964–1965 | backing vocals | The Wailing Wailers (1965) |
| Constantine Walker | 1966 | backing vocals | none |
| Aston Barrett | 1970–1981 (died 2024) | bass guitarguitarpercussionkeyboardspiano | all releases from Soul Rebels (1970) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Carlton Barrett | 1970–1981 (died 1987) | drumspercussion | all releases from Soul Rebels (1970) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Earl Lindo | 19731978–1981 (died 2017) | keyboardsclavinetorganpercussionbacking vocals | Burnin' (1973) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983) |
| Tyrone Downie | 1974–1981 (died 2022) | organkeyboardsbass guitarpercussionbacking vocals | Catch a Fire (1973) all releases from Rastaman Vibration (1976) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Rita Marley | 1974–1981 | backing vocals | Catch a Fire (1973) all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Marcia Griffiths | 1974–1981 | backing vocals | Catch a Fire (1973) all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Judy Mowatt | 1974–1981 | backing vocals | all releases from Natty Dread (1974) until Confrontation (1983) |
| Al Anderson | 1974–19751978–1981 | lead and rhythm guitar | Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) |
| Alvin Patterson | 1975–1981 (died 2021) | percussion | Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983) |
| Earl "Chinna" Smith | 1975–1976 | lead and rhythm guitarpercussion | Rastaman Vibration (1976) |
| Donald Kinsey | 1975–1976 (died 2024) | lead guitarbacking vocals | Rastaman Vibration (1976) |
| Junior Marvin | 1977–1981 | lead guitarbacking vocals | all releases from Exodus (1977) until Confrontation (1983) |
|Cleon Douglas

### Touring members

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Joe Higgs | 1973 | vocalspercussion | none |
| Lee Jaffe | 1974–1975 | harmonica | none |
| Antwan Josh David Barrett | 2012-2020 | lead vocalsbass |

### Session musicians

| Name | Years active | Instruments | Release contributions |
| Hugh Malcolm | 1967–1972 | drumspercussion | |
| Alva "Reggie" Lewis | | guitar | Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution (1971) |
| Glen Adams | | keyboards | Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution (1971) |
| Robbie Shakespeare | | bass guitar | Catch a Fire (1973) |
| Wayne Perkins | | lead guitar | Catch a Fire (1973) |
| John "Rabbit" Bundrick | | synthesizerclavinetorgan | Catch a Fire (1973) |
| Chris Karen | | percussion | Catch a Fire (1973) |
| Winston Wright | | percussion | Catch a Fire (1973) |
| Bernard "Touter" Harvey | | pianoorgan | Natty Dread (1974) |
| Nathaniel Ian Wynter aka Natty Wailer | | keyboards | Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) |
| Vin Gordon | | saxophone | Kaya (1978) |
| Glen Da Costa | | trumpetsaxophone | Kaya (1978) Confrontation (1983) |
| David Madden | | trumpet | Kaya (1978) Confrontation (1983) |
| Val Douglas | | bass | Survival (1979) |
| Mikey "Boo" Richards | | drums | Survival (1979) |
| Carlton "Santa" Davis | | drums | Confrontation (1983) |
| Devon Evans | | percussion | Confrontation (1983) |
| Ronald "Nambo" Robinson | | trombone | Confrontation (1983) |

## Line-ups

| Period | Members |
| c. 1964 | Bob Marley – vocals Peter Tosh – vocals Bunny Wailer – vocals Junior Braithwaite – vocals Beverley Kelso – backing vocals |
| c. 1965 | Bob Marley – vocals Peter Tosh – vocals Bunny Wailer – vocals Beverley Kelso – backing vocals Cherry Smith – backing vocals |
| c. 1966 | Peter Tosh – vocals Bunny Wailer – vocals Constantine Walker – backing vocals Rita Marley – backing vocals |
| 1966–1970 | Bob Marley – vocals Peter Tosh – vocals Bunny Wailer – vocals Rita Marley – backing vocals |
| 1970–1972 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Peter Tosh – vocals, guitar Bunny Wailer – vocals, percussion Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums |
| 1973 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Peter Tosh – vocals, guitar Bunny Wailer – vocals, percussion Earl Lindo – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums |
| 1974 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Peter Tosh – vocals, guitar Bunny Wailer – vocals, percussion Tyrone Downie – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums |
| 1974–1975 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Rita Marley – backing vocals Judy Mowatt – backing vocals Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals Al Anderson – lead guitar Tyrone Downie – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums Alvin Patterson – percussion |
| 1975–1976 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Rita Marley – backing vocals Judy Mowatt – backing vocals Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar Donald Kinsey – lead guitar Tyrone Downie – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums Alvin Patterson – percussion |
| 1977 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Rita Marley – backing vocals Judy Mowatt – backing vocals Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals Junior Marvin – guitar Tyrone Downie – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums Alvin Patterson – percussion |
| 1978–1981 | Bob Marley – vocals, guitar Rita Marley – backing vocals Judy Mowatt – backing vocals Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals Junior Marvin – guitar Al Anderson – guitar Tyrone Downie – keyboards Earl Lindo – keyboards Aston Barrett – bass guitar Carlton Barrett – drums Alvin Patterson – percussion |