Reggae Band. Originally formed by Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh. Renamed Bob Marley and the Wailers, and then after Marley's death became known as the Wailers Band.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
The Wailers
Commemorated ati
Basing Street Studios
Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer finished the albums 'Catch a Fire' and '...
Bob Marley and the Wailers - SE19
The plaque has the Ethiopian/pan-African/Rastafari tri-colours around the edg...
Bob Marley - NW2
From Jamaica Observer: The building ... was home to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, B...
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Jah Spirit
We are confused. Every other entry on the Hackney plaque is the name of an individual who has died. For 'Jah Spirit' all we can find is a group with 5 members, formed in 1984 and, 2023, still perfo...
1 memorial
John McCormack
Lyrical tenor. Born Athlone, Ireland. Died at his home overlooking Dublin bay.
1 memorial
Philip Jones
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1 memorial
Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club
Former nightclub. It opened in the 1970s (or 1959 - see below), in the premises once occupied by the Flamingo Club. The name was adapted from the 'Whiskey a Go Go' club in Hollywood. We know nothi...
1 memorial
Rev. John Newton
A slave-trader turned preacher and abolitionist. Born Wapping. Began his ecclesiastical career at Olney in Buckinghamshire where he wrote the words to 'Amazing Grace' and published the hymn in a ...
1 memorial
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