Junior Marvin (aka Junior Kerr aka Junior Hanson aka Julian [Jr] Marvin) is a Jamaican born guitarist. Junior met Bob Marley on February 14, 1977 (Valentine's Day) and thereafter joined Bob Marley and The Wailers Band. After Bob Marley passed Junior carried on the music of The Wailers Band releasing albums ID, Majestic Warriors, Jah Message, and My Friends. Junior is commonly confused with Junior Murvin who also is a reggae artist.
In 1997 Junior left The Wailers Band and went on to do works on his own. More recently Junior has toured with Kaliroots and also has toured with The Wailers Band again.
Junior has started on his solo career and is expected to release his solo album Wailin' For Love in 2007
The legendary Jamaican born guitarist and singer previously had his own band ‘Hanson’ in the early 70’s before Joining Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1977. “Exodus” was his first album with them which was voted “Best album of the 20th Century” by Time magazine and he is on all of Bob Marley and the Wailers albums post ‘Exodus’. Junior became lead singer of the Wailers after Bob Marley’s untimely death in 1981 and released four albums with them “ID”, “Majestic Warriors”, “Jah Message” and “My Friends”. In 2007 Junior released his solo album ‘”Wailin for Love” and has a new solo album set for release in 2012, Junior has also featured on albums by Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Alpha Blondy, Bunny Wailer, Israel Vibrations and Beres Hammond among others.
Junior Marvin (aka Junior Kerr aka Junior Hanson aka Julian [Jr] Marvin) is a Jamaican born guitarist. Junior met Bob Marley on February 14, 1977 (Valentine's Day) and thereafter joined Bob Marley and The Wailers Band. After Bob Marley passed Junior carried on the music of The Wailers Band releasing albums ID, Majestic Warriors, Jah Message, and My Friends. Junior is commonly confused with Junior Murvin who also is a reggae artist.
In 1997 Junior left The Wailers Band and went on to do works on his own. More recently Junior has toured with Kaliroots and also has toured with The Wailers Band again.
Junior has started on his solo career and is expected to release his solo album Wailin' For Love in 2007
The legendary Jamaican born guitarist and singer previously had his own band ‘Hanson’ in the early 70’s before Joining Bob Marley and the Wailers in 1977. “Exodus” was his first album with them which was voted “Best album of the 20th Century” by Time magazine and he is on all of Bob Marley and the Wailers albums post ‘Exodus’. Junior became lead singer of the Wailers after Bob Marley’s untimely death in 1981 and released four albums with them “ID”, “Majestic Warriors”, “Jah Message” and “My Friends”. In 2007 Junior released his solo album ‘”Wailin for Love” and has a new solo album set for release in 2012, Junior has also featured on albums by Burning Spear, Toots and the Maytals, Alpha Blondy, Bunny Wailer, Israel Vibrations and Beres Hammond among others.