{"title":"Junior Marvin","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulian \"Junior\" Marvin (not to be confused with famed Black Ark vocalist Junior Murvin) replaced Al Anderson as guitarist for Bob Marley \u0026amp; the Wailers in early 1977. This was a traumatic time for the band: Marley had recently been shot, and the group decamped for London, where they quickly began the recording sessions that would result in the release of Exodus a few months later. Marvin was featured on the live Babylon by Bus album that was recorded while the Wailers toured in support of Exodus, as well as on the studio albums Kaya, Survival, and Uprising, the last of which would prove to be Bob Marley's final studio recording; he died in 1981. However, members of the Wailers continued to record and tour as the Wailers Band in the late '80s and 1990s, and Marvin played an important role in that project; he served as both guitarist and producer or co-producer (with bass player Aston \"Family Man\" Barrett) on the studio albums I.D., Majestic Warriors, and Jah Message, and is also featured on a live compilation titled Live 95-97 My Friends. During this period he also contributed guitar parts on such celebrated reggae releases as Burning Spear's Fittest of the Fittest, Alpha Blondy's Jerusalem, and Joe Higgs' Blackman Know Yourself. In 1997 Marvin left the Wailers Band and relocated to Brazil, where he formed a short-lived group called Batuka. Following his return to Jamaica he continued working as a session player, while rumors continuously swirled throughout the international reggae community about upcoming solo projects. ~ Rick Anderson, Rovi\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"junior-marvin-happy-family-cd","title":"| Happy Family (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eJunior Marvin is widely recognized as an all-time great reggae musician and Musical Director and guitarist of Bob Marley's iconic band, The Wailers. Junior's new album, Happy Family, will be released 2\/16\/24 and will coincide with the theatrical release of One Love, the Bob Marley Paramount biopic feature film on 2\/14\/24. In the film, the role of Junior is played by his real-life son, Davo, who is also a musical artist. The first single from Happy Family will be Junior's new recording of \"One Love\". Junior Marvin was born in Jamaica and grew up in London and met the late Tuff Gong icon on Valentine's Day in 1977 (ironically the same day the film will be released) who touted him as the \"young Jimi Hendrix of London\". Marley immediately asked Junior to join his band as lead guitarist and became one of Marley's closest friends up until his death. Junior's guitar playing was a huge influence on Marley, and his musicianship can be clearly heard on such seminal Marley tracks as \"Could You Be Loved\" (which Junior originally wrote and gave to Marley), \"Waiting in Vain,\" \"Buffalo Soldier,\" \"The Heathen\", \"One Love\" and \"Jamming\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eTracklist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e1        Brother\u003cbr\u003e\r\n2        Rastafari\u003cbr\u003e\r\n3        Message To Love\u003cbr\u003e\r\n4        Midnight Rockers\u003cbr\u003e\r\n5        Lord Have Mercy\u003cbr\u003e\r\n6        Reggae Rock\u003cbr\u003e\r\n7        Your Messages (Are Games)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n8        Let Me Tell You Something\u003cbr\u003e\r\n9        Always and Forever\u003cbr\u003e\r\n10        Happy Family\u003cbr\u003e\r\n11        One Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e*Audio and\/or tracklist may vary slightly from the CD version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:12px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003eLabel: FLATIRON RECORDINGS\u003cbr\u003e\r\nRel. 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