Bunny Wailer (born as Neville Livingston on 10 April 1947 in Kingston, Jama… Read Full Bio ↴Bunny Wailer (born as Neville Livingston on 10 April 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica-2 March 2021) was a three-time Grammy Award winner, singer, percussionist and devoted Rastafarian, known for the reggae classic Dreamland. He is founding member of reggae group The Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Bunny, Marley's step brother, toured with the band in England and USA after the success with the 1973 albums Catch A Fire and Burnin', but meant it was against Rastafari to perform for almost only white people and left Wailers 1973. He then made a number of solo reggae albums. Blackheart Man (1976) is a good example of his religious roots reggae, and Rock 'n' Groove (1981) of solid uptempo Sly & Robbie based reggae. He started to tour internationally again and is regarded as one of the most important reggae artists ever. Bunny Wailer has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1991, 1995 and 1997.
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Bunny Wailer was a singer, songwriter and percussionist, born Neville O'Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was founder and an original member of ska, rocksteady and reggae group The Wailers (formed 1963) along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. The young Livingston spent his earliest years in the village of Nine Mile in St. Ann Parish. It was there that he first met Bob Marley, and the two toddlers became fast friends. The boys both came from one parent families; Livingston was being brought up by his father, Marley by his mother. Later, Bunny's father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston. Peter Tosh had a son, Andrew Tosh, with another of Bunny's sisters, Shirley, making Andrew his nephew

Livingston was underused as a writer and lead vocalist in The Wailers compared with Marley and Tosh. When Wailers regularly changed producers during the early reggae years in the late 1960s, Livingston continued to be a key part of the group's distinctive harmonies. He sang however lead on "Dreamland" (a cover of El Tempos' My Dream Island, which soon became Bunny's signature song), "Riding High", "Brainwashing" and on one verse of the Wailers' Impressions-like "Keep On Moving", both produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry. In 1971, he recorded the original version of Pass It On

Bunny Wailer toured with the Wailers in England and the United States, but soon became reluctant to leave Jamaica. He and Tosh became more marginalized in the group as the Wailers became an international success, and attention was increasingly focused on Marley. Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh subsequently left the Wailers to pursue solo careers. They were replaced by the I Threes, a move to broaden the base of success for the Wailers in the non-Jamaican market.

After leaving the Wailers, Bunny became more focused on his spiritual faith. He identified with the Rastafari movement, as did the other Wailers. He self-produced a number of his recordings after striking out on his own. He has also written much of his own material as well as re-recording a number of cuts from the Wailers catalogue. Bunny Wailer has recorded primarily in the roots style, in keeping with his often political and spiritual messages. The album "Blackheart Man" is a good example of his roots reggae style and the dub version,Dub d*sco vol 1 equally magnificent if hard to find. "Sings the Wailers" successfully reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of top Jamaican musicians, Sly and Robbie. He has also had success recording in the typically apolitical, more pop dancehall style. He has outlived his contemporaries in a culture where death by violence is commonplace.

Bunny Wailer has won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1990, 1994 and 1996.

Bunny Wailer died on 2 March 2021.

ALBUMS WITH ORIGINAL MATERIAL

* ''Blackheart Man'' (1976) [[Island Records|Island]]/Solomonic
* ''Protest'' (1977) Island/Solomonic
* ''Struggle'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.1'' (1978) Solomonic
* ''In I Father's House'' (1979) Solomonic
* ''Bunny Wailer Sings the Wailers'' (1980) Island/Solomonic
* ''Dubd'sco vol.2'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Rock 'n' Groove'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Tribute'' (1981) Solomonic
* ''Hook Line & Sinker'' (1982) Solomonic
* ''Roots Radics Rockers Reggae'' (1983) [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]
* ''Live!'' (1983) Solomonic
* ''Marketplace'' (1985) Solomonic
* ''Rootsman Skanking'' (1987) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Rock And Groove'' edited version plus 3 extra tracks)
* ''Rule Dance Hall'' (1987) Shanachie
* ''Liberation'' (1989) Shanachie
* ''Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley'' (1990) Shanachie (international re-release of ''Tribute'' + 2 extra tracks)
* ''Gumption'' (1990) Shanachie
* ''The Never Ending Wailers'' (1991)
* ''Dance Massive'' (1992)
* ''Just Be Nice'' (1993) [[RAS Records|RAS]]
* ''Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley's 50th Anniversary'' (1996) RAS
* ''Communication'' (2000) Solomonic/Tuff Gong
* ''World Peace'' (2003) Solomonic
* ''Rub A Dub'' (2007) Solomonic
* ''Cross Culture'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Combinations Vol.1'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Blackheart Man (Remastered & Extended)'' (2009) Solomonic
* ''Reincarnated Souls'' (2013), VP - 3CD + 2DVD set

Crazy Bald Head
Bunny Wailer Lyrics

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Praise Him, praise Him.
Praise Him, praise Him.
Praise Him, He's the king of kings.

I have never seen the image of a bald head Jesus yet.
I have never seen the image of a bald head Jesus yet.
He's a humble and dreadlock Nazarene man.
Look in yourselves and try to understand

Why you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus
Yet.

All ye bald head Jesus followers start to fret.
All ye bald head Jesus followers start to sweat.
He said to follow Him and He will make thee fishers of
Men
But you've just left the barber shop and gone back
Again
And you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus
Yet.

There is no synagogue that was built by Jesus Christ.
There is no synagogue that was built by Jesus Christ.
He taught on the hill and in the valley
Performing miracles and didn't get no pay.
No synagogue that was built by Jesus Christ.

Give I the older time religion.
Give I the old time religion.
Give I the old time religion.
For it is good enough for I.

If it was good for Moses and Aaron.
If it was good for David and Solomon,
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.
Then it is good enough for I.

Study Numbers chapter six and tell I what you've seen.
Cause it was written in the bible of the dreadlock
Nazarene.
Now don't you put away the old for the new
Cause if you do Jah will turn his back on you.
It was written in the bible that Christ was a Nazarene.

Every apostle of Christ was a dreadlock bearded man.
Every apostle of Christ was a dreadlock Ethiopian.
This is a message to all church and denomination.
Respect is due to the dreadlock Rasta man.

Cause you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus
Yet.

Overall Meaning

In Bunny Wailer's song "Bald Head Jesus," he challenges the traditional image of Jesus as a white man with long, flowing hair by suggesting that Jesus may have actually been a "humble and dreadlock Nazarene man." Bunny argues that the lack of representation of a bald-headed Jesus is due to the adherence of followers to traditional images of a white Jesus, rather than accepting the possibility of Jesus looking like an Ethiopian Rasta. He urges for people to look inward and understand why this representation of Jesus has been overlooked and ignored.

Line by Line Meaning

Praise Him, praise Him.
Let us give our praises to Jesus Christ.

Praise Him, praise Him.
Let us continue to give our praises to Jesus Christ.

Praise Him, He's the king of kings.
Let us continue to give our praises to Jesus Christ, who is the ultimate King.

I have never seen the image of a bald head Jesus yet.
I have not seen any depiction of a Jesus without hair.

He's a humble and dreadlock Nazarene man.
Jesus may have been a modest person who had dreadlock hair and came from Nazareth.

Look in yourselves and try to understand Why you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus Yet.
Reflect on why you have not come across any images of a bald Jesus thus far.

All ye bald head Jesus followers start to fret. All ye bald head Jesus followers start to sweat.
All those who worship a hairless Jesus may start to worry or panic.

He said to follow Him and He will make thee fishers of Men But you've just left the barber shop and gone back Again And you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus Yet.
Jesus Christ asked his followers to follow him and become fishers of people, but some people keep going to the barber and have yet to see a bald Jesus.

There is no synagogue that was built by Jesus Christ. He taught on the hill and in the valley Performing miracles and didn't get no pay. No synagogue that was built by Jesus Christ.
Jesus did not build any synagogues, but he performed miracles and taught people in various locations and did not request payment.

Give I the older time religion.
I prefer the religion of the past.

Give I the old time religion.
I would like to stick to the religion that existed in the earlier days.

Give I the old time religion. For it is good enough for I.
I feel that the religion of the past is adequate for my spiritual needs.

If it was good for Moses and Aaron.
If the older religion was appropriate for the Moses and Aaron of the Bible.

If it was good for David and Solomon, Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Then it is good enough for I.
Then the old religion should still be satisfactory for me.

Study Numbers chapter six and tell I what you've seen. Cause it was written in the bible of the dreadlock Nazarene.
Examine the 6th chapter of Numbers in the Bible and tell me what you discover, as it was written by the dreadlocked man from Nazareth.

Now don't you put away the old for the new Cause if you do Jah will turn his back on you. It was written in the bible that Christ was a Nazarene.
Do not abandon the old ways for new ones, because God will reject you. Remember that Christ was from Nazareth, as described in the Bible.

Every apostle of Christ was a dreadlock bearded man. Every apostle of Christ was a dreadlock Ethiopian.
According to this song, every apostle of Jesus had dreadlocks and came from Ethiopia.

This is a message to all church and denomination. Respect is due to the dreadlock Rasta man.
This song serves as a message to all religious groups to show appreciation for the Rastafarians with dreadlocks.

Cause you've never seen the image of a bald head Jesus Yet.
Once again, the song reminds us that there is no depiction of a hairless Jesus.

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: NEVILLE ORIL LIVINGSTON

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