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
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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
Stir It Up
Bunny Wailer Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Stir It Up' by these artists:
Aswad Stir it up; little darlin, stir it up. come on,…
Beverly Hills Cop The Soundtrack featuring Patti LaBelle I can't sit here while I go nowhere Chase my dreams…
Bob & The Wailers Marley Ooh, stir it up Little darlin', stir it up Come on and…
Bob Marley Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
Bob Marley and The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marley %26 The Wailers Stir it up! Little darling, stir it up! (Come on baby) Com…
Bob Marley & The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
Bob Marley & The Wailers & Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marley & the Wailers The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
Bob Marley (Babylon By Bus) Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
Bob Marley - Original Cuts Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marley - Topic Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
Bob Marley - www.musicasparabaixar.org Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marley a The Wailers Ooh, stir it up Little darlin', stir it up Come on and…
Bob Marley and the Wailers (Legend - The Best Of ~) Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marley feat. The Wailers Stir it up, little darling, stir it up Come on, baby,…
Bob Marley & The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Bob Marleyఁ Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
bobmarley & the wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
BOB MARLEY Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Brandon Love Woke up it's a funeral party Everywhere i go im seeing…
Cpt. Yossarian vs. Kapelle So & So I'm sorry mama, I gotta fuck it up now Every day…
Cut Killer It ain't Rockin? In Me, Patient Black he's Busted Attack,…
C閡 [Chorus] We’re about to shake it up, shake it up, My paper…
D.R. Remis Hipis It's 3 a.m. and I wanna go to bed I got…
Da-Vid You gave me everything I want You decided it whatever I…
Dan And The Big Red Hold up wait a min ugh I can't believe it but…
Delbert McClinton Stir it up, little darlin' Stir it up, oh yeah Stir it…
Diana King Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
Ed Alleyne-Johnson I'm laughing to the bank while yall cry for attention,…
Eric Benét To feel good We were switching, We were switching up some …
Eric Benet To feel good We were switching, We were switching up some ti…
Eric Benét To feel good We were switching, We were switching up some …
Groovy Waters Stir it up! Little darling, stir it up! (Come on baby) Come…
Haddaway Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up Come on, baby. Come…
Howard Jones From an ordinary life won’t you save me In this ordinary…
I-Three Burn it up! yeah Burn it up! oh woah Burn it up!…
IRIE BOYS I just got back At the speed of light faster and…
J.L.L. Foreal My nigga I was drowning But Mookie And Qupee and Jaso…
Jimmy & The Parrots All the lights off, got the room lit perfect Bass too…
Johnny Nash Stir It Up Bob Marley Music & Lyrics : Bob Marley Stir it…
Joss Stone [Patti] I can´t sit here while I go nowhere Chase my dreams…
Julian Marley/Damian But have you made it out Out of the ghetto? Believe in…
Kaya Far away… I hear them say There’s a place where people…
Kimberly Ann Cook I can't sit here while I go nowhere Chase my dreams…
Lemar & Joss Stone [Patti] I can´t sit here while I go nowhere Chase my dreams…
LIVING ROOM - Bob Marley & The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, come on,…
Måns Zelmerlöw Don't wanna lie awake through the night Wondering what the h…
Marley Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Marley's Ghost Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
Mobb Deep & Bob Marley Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Morgan G & Machines The looking glass so shiny and new How quickly the glamor…
Ms. Jody Back it up on me Love when you whine up your…
Names & Faces Yeah Banty light it up Let's gettin' to the top bros Yeah…
Patti LaBelle I can't sit here while I go nowhere Chase my dreams…
Peter Tosh / Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Phil Perry Stir it up; little darlin, stir it up. come on,…
Rastas Aye aye Yea it's up now Yea it's up now It's going up…
S-Funk Said I do this shit easy It's like chriz breezy The…
Simonal Michelle Stir it up! Little darling, stir it up! (Come on baby) Come…
Stoney Banks Written By: Mike Ferrera, Eric Varnell and Alex Lipsitz Go…
Tesla Everybody wants somethin' for nothin'. Yeah, they all want i…
The Black Sorrows Stir it up, little darlin' stir it up. Stir it up,…
The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
The Wailers & Bob Marley & The Wailers Ooh, stir it up Little darlin', stir it up Come on and…
Tommy Roe Stir it up and serve it Shake it all around 'Cause everybody…
Tribo De Jah Stir it up! Little darling, stir it up! Come on baby, stir…
Various Artists Stir it up Stir it up Stir it up Stir it up I can't…
Worth Dying For My feet just won’t stop leaving the ground My hands can’t…
www.acervodoreggaeblog.blogspot.com; Bob Marley & The Wailers Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up, me on,…
Ziggy Marley (by Bob Marley) Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up.…
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers Stir it up; little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
®-Bob Marley Stir it up, little darlin', stir it up. Come on,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bunny Wailer:
Amagideon It's the Amagideon! Taking place inna I-ration, inna I-ratio…
Amagideon (Armagedon) War, di war, di war! It's the Armagiddeon. Taking place in i…
Another Dance Now this was just another dance, oee Said, until I looked…
Armagideon War, di war, di war! It's the Armagiddeon. Taking place in…
Bald Head Jesus Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, …
Baldhead Jesus Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him…
Ball Room Floor Hey! No one didn't tell you as to roam the streets But…
Ballroom Floor Hey! No one didn't tell you as to roam the streets But…
Bide Up No more worrying, worrying and pains No more crying, sheddin…
Blackheart Man Tikya the Blackheart Man, children I say, don't go near him …
Boderation What a boderation Dong inna Jamdon yo It's all over creation…
Botha The Mosquito Ever since the abolition of slavery, all nations Scarred by …
Can Told me you loved me Right from the start Don't play no…
Conqueror Just mind how you run up mouth Acting like a Corgan Be…
Cool Runnings Rope in Come on and tune in I said you ride in 'Cause…
Craven Choke Puppy Bob Marley Category › 1971 Craven a go choke puppy Craven a…
Crazy Bald Head Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, praise Him. Praise Him, …
Dance Rock Come on! To the dance rock, Let me, take you to the…
Dancing Shoes [Chorus] Who's gonna dance with me tonight We're gonna dance…
Dash Wey The Vial Hey! I say you dash wey the vial rasta man! For thou…
Didn't You Know Now you are a miracle, as you are marvelous So be…
Dream Land There's a land that I have heard about So far across…
Dreamland There's a land that I have heard about So far…
Fig Tree Never never knew that the time would come When every…
Fighting Against Conviction Battering down sentence, Fighting Against Convictions (2X) I…
Follow Fashion Monkey Git up you Black yankies Don't be no Follow Fashion Monkey (…
Food If food is the staff of life, Should there be famine,…
Get Up Stand Up Get up stand up stand up for your rights. …
Gotta Keep On Moving Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to…
Here In Jamaica Come along every goodie Come and hear what I have to…
Hypocrite Dip fi diplomatic; 'Yp for hypocratic; Dry, dry, dry for d…
I Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
I Gotta Keep On Moving Jah, I got to keep on moving Jah, I got to…
I'm The Toughest Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
Innocent Blood Too much blood, blood around It's a long time i no…
Johnny Too Bad Johnny was grown in a twisted broken down one room…
Keep On Moving Lord, I've got to keep on moving Lord, I've got to…
Let Him Go 'd like to say! Natty come from jail 'cause Natty get…
Liberation If you are living in a market place And you're no…
Love Fire Fire fire Fire fire Fire fire fire fire Can't put it out …
Man To Man Tikya the Blackheart Man, children I say, don't go near him …
Mellow Mood I'll play your fav'right song, darlin' We can rock it all…
Moses Children Tell them tell them, Tell them the reason why you crying…
Natural Mystic There's a natural mystic Blowing through the air If you li…
Pass It On What your hands do, It's your own eyes that see,…
Put It On Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Feel them spirit Lord, …
Quit Trying You better quit trying to live my life for me You…
Rasta Dread Hey yeah yeah yaaaay nanananaaah eey dread rasta dreadlock (…
Rasta Man Them kill Limumba for his own-a-rights, But them can't kill…
Rastaman Them kill Limumba for his own-a-rights, But them can't kill …
Ready When You Ready Hey! Mi ready when you ready fi go chant down Babylon,…
Reincarnated Souls We are reincarnated souls from that time Living on earth, he…
Rise %26 Shine This is the cry of a people Who were robbed and…
rock Huh, please don't you rock my boat 'Cause I don't want…
Rock 'N Groove Spread out this ya sound is (far and near?) And number…
Rocker You roots(you roots)you radicals you rock to the reggae You …
Rule This Land Jailhouse gets empty, the youth them get plenty. Baton stic…
Scheme Of Things What are you doing toward the scheme of things What are…
Serious Thing The most dangerous thing that exists in the world today…
Soul Rebel Hey! I'm a rebel - rebel in the morning time. Soul rebel…
Stay With The Reggae Hey! They got the man who shot the sheriff, But they got…
Struggle Rise up and trample the dragon Get the dragon before the…
Sun Is Shining Embrace the Son, lest he be angry and smite thee…
That Is Me Finjo ser invisível Pra não ter que te encarar Afogo na pisc…
The Oppressed Song The man oppressed will seem to do the worst But with…
The Toughest Anything you can do I can do it better I'm the toughest,…
This Train When I was just a kid, little children My old man…
Three Little Birds Don't worry 'bout a thing 'Cause every little thing is gonn…
Trouble On The Road Again Trouble on the road again. Trouble on self like a rain. Trou…
Walk The Proud Land Why, why, why, why Do be do be do by dey,…
Want To Come Home You got your brothers and your sisters in the West. They…
Wanted Children Wanted children crying from the Backbones of their fathers W…
Who Feels It Every man thinks his burdens the heaviest But it common they…
Your Roots Are Reggae you roots(you roots)you radicals you rock to the reggae you …
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@fredopala7161
Bunny wailer songs are so much sweet and comforts me much. Love his songs superabundantly
@helithemaddog4994
I love Bunny. He was one of the best reggae vocalists when he was younger.
@mrblackberry3836
⚘Mr Bunny wailer the most blessed wailer of them all live on legend⚘...........🤴
@marlito731
So wonderful. Jah bless Bunny, Tosh, and Marley.
@monroejackson1086
Been looking for this since the 1990's. Started to think I had dreamed it. The sun is truly shining today. Thank you Manaseh!!!!
@lauraiamundo2652
Now this is Music. Thank you for making me happy just listening to it.
@juliocesarpereira4325
Bunny will be missed. Thanks for sharing.
@charlywise5635
Jah bless that man
@manaseh
Yes Roy,I'm glad you feel the way I do my brother...blessed luv.
@89Giovi
Wonderful!