Staff WriterThe Wailers featuring Familyman performing at Grand Sierra Resort this Saturday at 8pm for an all-ages reggae dance party. Purchase tickets in advance through grandsierraresort.com
Best known for their work with Bob Marley, The Wailers have sold in excess of 250 million albums worldwide. Outside of their groundbreaking work with Marley, The Wailers have also played or performed with international acts like Sting, the Fugees, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, and Alpha Blondy, as well as reggae legends such as Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Burning Spear. As the greatest living exponents of Jamaica¹s reggae tradition, The Wailers have completed innumerable other tours, playing to an estimated 24 million people across the globe. Don¹t miss your chance to see them Saturday, February 27th in the Grand Theatre.
Recognized throughout the world as the architect of reggae, ³Family Man² created a music genre that rose to world domination when he teamed up with Bob Marley as his bassist and musical director to form Bob Marley and the Wailers. ³Family Man² and his band, The Wailers, continue to tour the world leaving no doubt that the musical legacy he and Bob Marley created would continue.
In summary, The Wailers Band remains the world¹s ultimate roots rock reggae outfit. No other aggregation can match them for either the depth or quality of their hit songs, or their widespread appeal. The cap still fits, and yes, the crowd still wants more.
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