Aston Barrett

Aston Francis Barrett, CD (22 November 1946 – 3 February 2024), often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, was a Jamaican musician and Rastafarian.
Born on 22 November 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica, Aston "Family Man" Barrett was one of the Barrett brothers (the other being the younger brother on drums Carlton "Carly" Barrett) who played with Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Hippy Boys and Lee Perry's The Upsetters. He was the bandleader of Marley's backing band, as well as co-producer of the albums, and the man in charge of the overall song arrangements.
Barrett died on 3 February 2024, at the age of 77.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played many of Aston Barrett's groups he was involved in on his radio programmes including Bob Marley & The Wailers and Lee Perry's The Upsetters. He also played in 2002 a single that Aston Barrett collaborated with other artists.
==Shows Played==
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*10 September 1997: Family Man Mood (split 7" with Errol Wallace - Bandit / Family Man Mood) Escort ES 817
*30 January 2002 (& Earl Wire Lindo & Tyrone Downie): Bide Up With Reason (7") Fam's
*17 February 2002 (BBC World Service) (& Earl Wire Lindo & Tyrone Downie): Bide Up With Reason (7") Fam's
*28 February 2002 (Radio Eins) (& Earl Wire Lindo & Tyrone Downie): Bide Up With Reason (7") Fam's
==See Also==
*Aggrovators
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists