and Wailer died 2021. Keyboardist Tyrone Downie died in 2022. Beverley Kelso, Constantine Walker and Aston Barrett are the only surviving members of the group's line-ups. Legacy In 2001, Catch a Fire was reissued as a double album, with the first part being the previously unreleased 'Jamaican' versions of the song without Blackwell's overdubs and the second part being the album as it was released in 1972. In March 2013, an overview of most of the music made by The Wailers prior to their signing to Island Records was published by the Roots Reggae Library. Band members Bob Marley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals (1963–1981; died 1981) Peter Tosh – lead guitar, keyboard, vocals (1963–1974; died 1987) Bunny Wailer – percussion, vocals (1963–1974; died 2021) Cherry Smith – backing vocals (1963–1966; died 2008) Beverley Kelso – backing vocals (1963–1965) Junior Braithwaite – vocals (1963–1964; died 1999) Constantine Walker – backing vocals (1966–1967) Aston Barrett – bass (1970–1981) Carlton Barrett – drums, percussion (1970–1981; died 1987) Earl Lindo – keyboards (1973, 1978–1981; died 2017) Tyrone Downie – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (1974–1981; died 2022) Rita Marley – backing vocals (1974–1981) Marcia Griffiths – backing vocals (1974–1981) Judy Mowatt – backing vocals (1974–1981) Al Anderson – guitar (1974–1975, 1978–1981) Alvin Patterson – percussion (1975–1981; died 2021) Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar (1975–1976) Donald Kinsey – guitar (1975–1976) Junior Marvin – guitar, backing vocals (1977–1981) Discography The Wailing Wailers (1965) The Best of the Wailers (1970; released 1971) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution Part II (1971) Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983) Tours Apr–Jul 1973: Catch a Fire Tour (England, USA) Oct–Nov 1973: Burnin' Tour (USA, England) Jun–Jul 1975: Natty Dread Tour (USA, Canada, England) Apr–Jul 1976: Rastaman Vibration Tour (USA, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, France, England, Wales) May–Jun 1977: Exodus Tour (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England) May–Aug 1978: Kaya Tour (USA, Canada, England, France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium) Apr–May 1979: Babylon by Bus Tour (Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Hawaii) Oct 1979 – Jan 1980: Survival Tour (USA, Canada, Trinidad/Tobago, Bahamas, Gabon, Zimbabwe) May–Sep 1980: Uprising Tour (Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, USA) See also The Upsetters Word, Sound and Power The Wailers Band The Original Wailers References Further reading Masouri, John (2007) Wailing