By Syndicated Content
Mar 2, 2021 2:59 PM
Bunny Wailer
, a founding member of
The Wailers
alongside the late
Bob Marley
and
Peter Tosh
, died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, the
Wailer's manager
Maxine Stowe
confirmed the news to the newspaper, saying, "He died about 8:00 this morning." No cause of death was announced, but Bunny had suffered multiple strokes in recent years.
Wailer, whose birth name was
Neville Livingston
, was raised in the Trench Town neighborhood of Kingston. He co-founded
The Wailin' Wailers
with Marley and Tosh in 1963, and contributed vocals and percussion to the group. He remained with the band after it changed its name to The Wailers.