Bob Marley’s music transcends politics, language, and cultures. His songs resound on every continent and are especially embraced by the oppressed and those seeking spiritual fulfillment. As esteemed author Charles Shaar Murray noted in his book Crosstown Traffic, “Marley developed into possibly the most extraordinary figure in the history of Western pop culture: not only the acknowledged leader of his chosen musical idiom, but the world’s most prominent spokesman for a religion previously unknown to almost all but its practitioners, and finally the most politically influential recording artist of the 20th …

Aston “Family Man” Barrett probably has deeper reggae roots than any other living musician. “Fams,” as he’s known to those in his inner circle, and his younger brother, drummer Carlton “Carly” Barrett, began their professional careers as the studio rhythm section dubbed Lee Perry’s The Upsetters. In the early 1970s the brothers joined Bob Marley and The Wailers and accompanied Marley on nearly every recording for the rest of his life. Besides playing bass, Family Man led the Wailers Band and helped Marley arrange songs.  
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By age 23, Donald Kinsey had already earned his place in music history, having played in the bands of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Albert King. His credits for 1976 alone include Peter Tosh’s Legalize It and Live and Dangerous albums, as well as Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration and Live at the Roxy. In short, Kinsey, master of the poignant guitar solo, has one of the most impressive blues and reggae resumes imaginable.
Son of bluesman Lester “Big Daddy” Kinsey, Donald was born in 1953 and raised in Gary, Indiana. Playing with …