The music world is mourning the death of Bob Marley & The Wailers bassist Aston 'Family Man' Barrett following his death at the age of 77. In a social post on 3 February his song Aston Barrett Jr posted, "With the heaviest of hearts, we share the news of the passing of our beloved Aston 'Family Man' Barrett after a long medical battle." He passed away in Miami, Florida.
Born in Kingston Jamaica in 1946, Barrett joined Bob Marley's band in 1971, playing on most of the Wailers albums from that year's Soul Revolution Part II and assuming the role of musical director and co-producer. This role in the Wailers earned him the Family Man nickname, though it would also be portentous in another way; he would also go on to father a reported 18 sons and 23 daughters.
