Singer, songwriter and percussionist. Born as Neville O'Riley Livingston in Jamaica. Also known as Bunny Livingston or Jah B. He and Bob Marley were friends from boyhood, and they, along with Peter Tosh, formed the Wailers in 1963. He left the group in 1973 to pursue a solo career. He was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 2012.
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Bunny Wailer / Bunny Livingston
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Music Company. Their activity is recorded as supporting activities to performing arts.
Jazz band. The plaque says it was formed in 1944, but other sources say 1941 or 1943. They regularly performed at the Red Barn Public House in Barnehurst. The original line-up changed, and at one t...
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Originally founded as the BBC Theatre Orchestra. It is the only one of the five BBC orchestras which is not a full-scale symphony one.
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