Aston "Family Man" Barrett

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Aston "Family Man" Barrett (1946-2024) was the bassist, arranger and bandleader of Bob Marley and the Wailers, whose melodic basslines anchored the group's Island-era catalogue. With his brother Carlton on drums he formed the Wailers rhythm section, having first played together in Lee "Scratch" Perry's Upsetters. Source note: The Wailers band history and reggae session-musician references.