Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and founder of The Wailers, has died at 73 - CBS News

Bunny Wailer, a reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers, died on Tuesday in his native Jamaica.

Andrew of complications from a stroke he suffered in July, manager Maxine Stowe told The Associated Press.

"The passing of Bunny Wailer, the last of the original Wailers, brings to a close the most vibrant period of Jamaica's musical experience," wrote Jamaica politician Peter Phillips in a Facebook post.

"This is a great loss for Jamaica and for Reggae, undoubtedly Bunny Wailer will always be remembered for his sterling contribution to the music industry and Jamaica's culture," he wrote.

″I think I love the country actually a little bit more than the city,″ Wailer told The Associated Press in 1989.

First published on March 2, 2021 / 7:54 PM

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