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Anybody hear of this bloke? Played a gig here in Dublin recently.Apparenlty played with The Wailers since early '70's. I never heard of him, checked all the BMW stuff I have (since ,73). And guess what not listed in this here Roots Archive. Bandwagon or what ?

Would be good to find out what his real name is, that should make things easier, to place him

But probably he's just an imposter, a bluffmaker

One thing for sure, Rita Marley & Chri$topher Blackwell would probably like to discuss old times with this Natty Wailer man!

sounds like somebody who went to a wailers show and met them for 5 minutes then afterwards declared himself an honorary member

Thanks for all the replies, thought I had suffered a major outbreak of short term memory loss (a side effect so I'm told). Check out this site and make your own minds up.
http://www.african-caribbean-ents.com/nattywailer2.html
No disrespect intended but having trouble getting my head 'round this.

hi ther and sorry for catching up with a little delay
natty wailer is known to be ian wynter who is now settled in ireland where he fronts his own band called reggae vibes.he and family man have been friends for over 40 years now and has met bob through family man.he has been a wailers insider,having been privileged to watch bob and family man compose "them belly full"and"who the cap fit".he has even appeared in the london courthouse lat april to witness on behalf of family man versus bob marley estate and island records.

Ian Wynter wrote and voiced The Wailers Jamaican only Tuff Gong single 'Work'. It was backed by The Wailers instrumental 'Guided Missile'. Both sides produced by Family Man.

hi there
i never knew that before but knows that he has been in the wailers inner circle through fams in the early 70's but he and fams go back longer than that

I heard that Family Man got him the job as tour cook for the wailers in the 70's ... Can anyone verify this?