Junior Marvin & the Wailers

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Nice review and pictures, man, but the guy's name is Junior Murvin, not Marvin. It's actually his first name.  He was named Murvin Junior Smith at birth.

First thanks for sharing Odysseus. It is appreciated.

Seen both "The wailers" and "The Original Wailers" many times. Can not tell from your picture if Ashton Barrett was still with the band - "The Wailers". Though in Jan it was a special show with the members listed below. Many of the original wailers from bob Marley times were in the band. This show was special with 2 guitar attack of Donald K. and Junior Marvin. Good stuff.

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Here is a video I took in Jan, 2017 with "the Wailers":

  Band: 

  Ashton Barrett: Bass
  Ashton Barrett Jr: Drums
  Josh Barrett: Lead Vocals
  Junior Marvin Guitar: vocals and Lead Guitar
  Tyrone Downe: Keyboards
  Donald Kinsey: Lead Guitar
  Shema Mcgregor: Backup Vocals (daugther of Judy Mowat (I-Threes) and her father is reggae legend Freddie McGregor)
  Other back singer: ?

This was a special show and was wondering if they are still touring with the members above?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz7XL3NJNY

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"The Original Wailers" Performing Exodus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebRg7bhdlcU

West Coast here

Thanks for the offer and the review. I have been enjoying your reviews and pictures of the last few shows you have seen. Most of the same shows play around here, so I get to see them too. 

After reading this one I plan on seeing the Wailers in Sept

https://minersfoundry.org/event/the-wailers-band/

You might be interested in The Ca World Fest coming up this week at the Nevada City Fairgrounds

http://thecenterforthearts.org/event/california-worldfest-2017/

KVMR will be broadcasting live 

http://www.kvmr.org/player/

Here is the World Fest Schedule

http://worldfest.net/schedule/

My bad, Bluesnote, Junior Murvin, composer of Police & Thieves, was a different person altogether.  I always thought they were the same guy, but I was wrong.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Murvin

My apologies.

I thought it was Aston, not Ashton.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Barrett

Good Morning Bluelight. Tommy Emmanuel is fantastic, he plays here often, I never miss his shows he is a big favorite of world fest. I think this might be his 5th time playing it. 

You might enjoy some of these pictures my friend John does. I have help set up most of these bands through the years. John also produces World Fest and is Achilles Wheel's manager. Grass Valley gets all the good shows 

https://liveshots12.smugmug.com/TheCenterForTheArts

Here is some Tommy shots from The Center for the Arts   the same folks who put on World Fest

https://liveshots12.smugmug.com/TheCenterForTheArts/Tommy-Emmanuel/

I wear a XL Thanks again for the kynd offer

You might like this one

Kimock with your  GF   love the picture of her on one of Steve's guitars

https://liveshots12.smugmug.com/TheCenterForTheArts/Kimock/

just click on one of your favorite  artist and enjoy. You can get lost for hours

Junior Marvin did start touring with Al Anderson in "The Original Wailers" a few years ago but then went back to the [original] Wailers, I believe.  So it's just Al Anderson in the OW anymore.  Not a bad little reggae show, though.

It's Junior Murvin.  Javaless Dave is correct.

Sorry did not get Aston name right.

One reason I asked who was in the band. Is the band change lineups from time to time?

Seen different lineups in both "the wailers" and "The Original wailers". Both bands put on a good show.

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Short story about the wailers:

I sent them an email asking if I could "open tape" them around 2015 about 2 weeks before the show. I asked nicely about recording and said feel free to contact me and left my email and tel #..

Well after 2 weeks it was finally show night and they were playing boulder that night and the next night in denver. The wailiers had not gotten back to me about taping and I

had my low profile rig ready and was about to go out the door to attend the show. Well my wife says you have a phone call from CA

and its the wailers on the phone. I said to my wife stop kidding I need to go to the show., She said it is the wailers on the phone.

So I go to the phone and there is a women with a heavy jamician accent and she goes we would like you to record the show. Do you need tics for the boulder

or denver show? The wailers camp wanted copies of the show if I recorded them.

I was like WOW. Had to rip apart my low profile rig and put together the open taping rig in about 5 minutes so I could get to the show before doors opened.

Get to the show the wailers allow me to set up in back of SBD and were very nice to me.

The wailers sent me a CA address to send the show to. I sent them a package with a DVD with the audio files and never heard back.

Though recently the wailers have said they are more open to taping due to the improvements in audio software and it is now a promotion for them.

Good Stuff.

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Have a "The Original Wailers" story too if zoners are interested....

I shall represent for a "L" size shirt, East Coast, aqua is preference and 'rainbow' is OK too.

A nice Zoner invited me out to see "The Wailers" a couple years back,  over in New Hope Pa.  Actually he was pals with band/promoters and threw a general Zoner invite out there.  I'm recollecting it was 'Havana' venue in New Hope Pa.

They played a great set or two, and it was nice to check in with roots to the source.  Great lead Guitarist,  Bass dude was a bit ADA with mobility issues, I think, but absolutely on top of the Rhythm section Bass riffs.

Could not name names as to band members,  but definitely "The Wailers".

It was a couple years back,  I'm thinking pre - Dog era, so maybe 2-3 years ago.

Thinking back,

saw 'The Original Wailers'  at some very laid-back outdoor venue at a Botanical Garden between Portland and Salem, OR back when.

Might have been 'Silverton' and they only had shows there a short while.  Probably 1993->1994 to my recollection.

I remember touring the Arboretum grounds and observing the Nice Trees & Plants.  Think we pitched a tent under some foliage post-show, and split in the Morning.

Might have been under the Brewers Spruce   with its low-hanging branches.

I tape local reggae bands who open for many big reggae headliners. One local band was opening for the "The Original Wailers" (TOW) and I got the Ok to record the local band. This was a cancer benefit led by coach Karl from the Nuggets. The local hospital people were there and some of them played instruments. This show cost like 50 dollars which is high for a reggae show though it was a benefit for cancer. Well not that many people came due to the $50 tics.

Get there early and set up my rig next to the SBD. This show is outdoors and they have a really nice sound system. The hill was sloped and a great spot to record and SBD man ok's me recording the local band. The original wailers do a sound check and I take my camera and start shooting pics of them. Well someone in TOW thought I was the photographer and let me into the area right in front of the band and I start taking many photos. Al Anderson and Junior Marvin were on stage and taking as many photos as I can. They let me go backstage and take photos also. Said hello to many in TOW though did not get to talk to any of them...

Well I go back to my rig and the local band plays. Then the wailers come on and the SBD man says to me: "Did you get permission to record TOW?"

I was honest and said no. Was not sure what was going to happen next. Would he ask me to take down my gear...

SBD man says: "I was a taper and got lots of recordings that were not authorized and you are on your own and if TOW ask me I will tell them I did not allow you to record them". I was like fine. Well one of TOW posse is next to the SBD most of the night and never says anything to me. I was very nervous thoughout the set that he would tap me on the shoulder and say what are you doing...Did someone ok you to record...

The encore was exodus and they have many Dr on stage playing instruments with coach Karl from the nuggets on stage dancing with them and this was special. This was quite the jam and unfortunately my batteries ran out and I only got the beginning of the song. Never released the show or video or pics due to did not want the band to know the show got recorded though the recording came out great.

Odysseus on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 – 11:27 am

You got an Aqua Blue in Large Stu. (Flashbacks gets XXL or better)

Awesome stories. Patrick write the other Original Wailer story later. What size T-shirt are you?

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If pre-shrunk large if not XL. Thank you!!!

If you have to call yourselves the "Original" something's amiss 

i caught Al Anderson's Original Wailers and Family Man's The Wailers weeks apart

I wouldn't return to see Al's guitar show again.

The Wailers are solid and brought all the love 

do not get the two confused.

i'm totally confused

There are 2 bands -  "The wailers" and "The Original Wailers".

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1) Aston Barrett is the leader of the band - "The Wailers"

https://www.thewailers.net/the-band/

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2) Al Anderson is the leader of the band - "The Original Wailers"

http://theoriginalwailers.com/

"The Original Wailers" Performing Exodus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebRg7bhdlcU

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In Jan or so of 2017 they did a "Reunion tour of many of the members of the band that had played with bob Marley over the years "

  Aston Barrett: Bass (Original Member of BMW)
  Aston Barrett Jr: Drums
  Josh Barrett: Lead Vocals
  Junior Marvin: vocals and Lead Guitar (Original Member of BMW)
  Tyrone Downe: Keyboards (Original Member of BMW)
  Donald Kinsey: Lead Guitar (Original Member of BMW)
  Shema Mcgregor: Backup Vocals (daughter of Judy Mowat (I-Threes) and her father is reggae legend Freddie McGregor)
  Other back singer: ?

Utube with above members shot in jan 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHz7XL3NJNY

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There are 2 reggae singers with a similar name that has been used above:

1) Junior Marvin played lead guitar and sung back up vocals for BMW.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Marvin

2) Then there is reggae singer Junior Murvin, not to be confused with Junior Marvin above.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Murvin

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Hope that helps turtle...

https://www.thewailers.net/

http://theoriginalwailers.com/

http://www.juniormarvinswailers.com

corpse humpers mon 

thanks

 Chill bluelight,

I just provided links to the three bands, to clear up some confusion.

Ive seen two of the three and would go see The Wailers in heartbeat

The Originals (with the Tuff Gong seal of approval) not so.

i was being cheeky with the term "corpse humper" 

it is thrown around here quite a bit in regards to Dead cover bands cashing in on Jerry's legacy.

Legacy, a good name for a compilation album 

It's all irie mon 

some good people up in this thread.

i had no there were three touring Wailer associated bands.

Mr.  BlueLight --

I  am still internationalfirewood  (at) gmail if you want to get in contact.

Glad you got to see one of the various Wailers bands in your area. 

Who knew there are so many Wailers out there these Days ??

Thank for posting Odysseus. You state:

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Odysseus on Saturday, July 15, 2017 – 12:00 am

I had a real real good time at tonight's variation of the Wailers at the Great South Bay Music Festival here on Long Island

Donald Kinsey & JR Marvin do this duel guitar thing that is magical.

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Odysseus that is what I thought was really special about the show. Most reggae band do not have 2 lead guitars. The one two punch of these guys was the closest I have seen to Jam music from a reggae band. It almost like they lock into this heavy reggae backbone with drums and bass and overlay with these guitar tones that approach real jamming. They have wah wah pedals and even bend notes which is not typical for reggae guitar. Donald K and Junior just sort of playing off each other and they look to be having fun. That video I posted above shows some of it.Around 4 minutes into the video you see Junior almost jumping up and down he is so into it.  The Jan wailers show I saw was very special. GOOD STUFF.

 >>>>>back-round singer Hasanah

Uh, it's background.

As opposed to foreground.

Email sent Joe. Thank you!

Appreciate it.

Saw the "Wailers" on Friday night at Revolution Hall.  It was bassist Aston "Family Man" Barrett's band, but Jr. Marvin was there on guitar too. Played a nice mix of the predictable Bob Marley greatest hits and some of his more heavy, political tunes. Family Man has recruited a couple of his 41 children to fill in the band, including the singer who looked like Bob, except a bit taller, and had the whole shtick down with all the Marley mannerisms, dread swinging, dancing about, etc.  It was sort of like the DSO of Bob Marley and the Wailers.   Revolution Hall remains my favorite new indoor venue.