Aston Barrett, 77, Bass-Playing Force With Bob Marley and Wailers, Dies

Aston Barrett, 77, Bass-Playing Force With Bob Marley and Wailers, Dies

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Aston Barrett, who as the bass player and musical director for the Wailers — both with Bob Marley and for decades after the singer’s death in 1981 — crafted reggae’s hypnotic rhythms and complex melodies that helped elevate the genre to international acclaim, died on Saturday in Miami. He was 77.…

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