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the left to right : judy mowatt , rita marley , i and marcia griffiths . threes in concert in 1980 . from bob marley & the wailers 1974 -- 81 tuff gong / island i threes
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i threes

the i three , commonly called '' `` i threes '' '' , were a jamaican reggae singing group that was formed in 1974 to support bob marley & the wailers , after peter tosh and bunny wailer -- the original wailer backing vocalists -- left the band .
the three members were marley 's wife rita marley , judy mowatt and marcia griffiths .
their name is intended as a spin on the rastafarian `` i and i '' concept of the godhead within each person .
