The Wailers

Summary

The Wailers is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Wailers's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Wailers's genre is reggae^[4].
• The Wailers's genre is ska^[5].
• The Wailers was followed by Bob Marley & The Wailers^[6].
• The Wailers's record label is recorded as Studio One^[7].
• The Wailers's discography is recorded as The Wailers discography^[8].
• The Wailers is part of Bob Marley & The Wailers^[9].
• The Wailers's Commons category is recorded as The Wailers^[10].
• The Wailers's country of origin is recorded as Jamaica^[11].
• The Wailers comprises Bob Marley^[12].
• The Wailers comprises Bunny Wailer^[13].
• The Wailers comprises Peter Tosh^[14].
• January 1, 1963 marks the founding of The Wailers^[15].
• The Wailers's location of formation is recorded as Kingston^[16].
• The Wailers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Wailers^[17].
• The Wailers's start of work period is recorded as 1962^[18].
• The Wailers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'The Wailers'}^[19].
• The Wailers's member category is recorded as Category:The Wailers members^[20].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[21]

• Country: JM^[22]

• Began / founded: 1963^[23]

• Ended / dissolved: 1974^[24]

• Genre(s): jamaican ska, reggae, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska^[25]

• Community tags: jamaican ska, reggae, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska^[26]

• MusicBrainz ID: c9e99d40-4a2c-4ca7-ac5b-e842264ee271^[27]

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Founding

January 1, 1963 marks the founding of The Wailers^[15]. Its location of formation is recorded as Kingston^[16].

Identity

The Wailers is part of Bob Marley & it^[9]. It was followed by Bob Marley & it^[6].

Why It Matters

The Wailers ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (274 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]