Pioneering Jamaican artist U-Roy has died

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.Wailer, a baritone singer whose birth name is Neville Livingston, formed The Wailers in 1963 with late superstars Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they lived in a slum in the capital of Kingston.

Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica. He was 73.

The last surviving original member of The Wailers, Bunny Wailer, has died, aged 73. He had been in poor health since having a stroke in July last year.

Bunny Wailer—reggae icon and founding member of pivotal group The Wailers—has died at the age of 73. His manager Maxine Stowe confirmed the news to the Jamaica Observer.

The Wailers, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.Following Marley’s death from cancer in 1981 and Tosh’s murder in 1987, he was the last surviving member of the iconic reggae band’s original lineup.News of Wailer’s death was confirmed by his manager, as well as by Jamaica’s Culture Minister, Olivia Grange.No cause of death has yet been given, however he had been in hospital following a stroke in July 2020.Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness was among those to pay tribute, describing Wailer’s

Reggae pioneer Bunny Wailer, who founded The Wailers with his childhood friend Bob Marley, died today at Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. He was 73, and had been hospitalized since July following a stroke.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBunny Wailer, a founding member of Bob Marley’s Wailers and a legendary reggae singer whose career reached across seven decades, died early Tuesday, his manager confirmed to the Jamaica Observer. He was 73.“He died about 8:00 this morning.

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U-Roy was a Jamaican musician who pioneered toasting, a precursor to rap music in which a DJ talked over the records he was playing.Born Ewart Beckford, U-Roy began his DJ career in the early 1960s, playing records at parties. A style began to develop in Jamaica: DJs would extend their between-records patter, talking over instrumental breaks during songs.

A.D. Amorosi Kingston, Jamaica born-and-bred vocalist Ewart Beckford, better known as the reggae artist U-Roy, died on Wednesday, Feb.

READ MORE: Tom Jones' wife 'punched and chinned him' after affair exposureA fan commented: "So very sad to hear of the passing of Reggae Legend U-Roy. "I grew up listening to his music - he will be truly missed.

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