Bunny Wailer died on March 2 at the age of 73

The legendary icon, whose real name was Neville Livingston, had an illustrious career that spanned at least seven decades. He was the last surviving member of the original Wailers that included Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

The legendary iconic singer died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston on March 2. He was 73. Up until that time, Bunny Wailer was the lone front-line surviving member of the iconic group, Wailers, and has long been a stand-out figure on both local and international reggae stages.

Born in 1947, ‘Jah B’ was a singer, songwriter and percussionist, who, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, were members of the Wailers.

A three-time Grammy award winner, he is considered one of the long-time standard-bearers of reggae music.

In 2017, he was conferred with the Order of Merit (OM), the fourth-highest honour in Jamaica, for his contribution to popular music.

news of his death has seen his biggest hits topping the charts and radio playlists. Like other legendary artistes before him, including Michael Jackson, Prince, and Toots Hibbert,

Bunny Wailer wrote and produced Marcia Griffith's 'Electric Boogie' which is at #94 on the iTunes top 100 chart. He arranged the Bob Marley and the Wailers' hit, Sun is Shining which is at #75 on the charts.