Aston Barrett, the bassist of the incredible reggae band Weave Marley and the Grievers, has passed on at 77 years old.
"Family Man", as he was known, was brought into the world in 1946 and experienced childhood in the Jamaican capital, Kingston. Reporting the demise, his family said Barrett had experienced a "long clinical fight" yet gave no subtleties.
He was a critical figure in the development of reggae. He played on practically every one of the Mourners collections as well concerning Consuming Lance, Peter Tosh and numerous different demonstrations.
In a virtual entertainment post on Saturday, Barrett's child Aston Barrett Jr said: "With the heaviest of hearts, we share the fresh insight about the death of our dearest Aston 'Familyman' Barrett after a long clinical fight."
Aston Barret initially acquired popularity as an individual from the Upsetters, the support band of reggae pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry.
He joined Weave Marley's band in 1974. His bass work is a critical element of numerous Grievers hits, including I Shot the Sheriff, Get Up Stand Up, Work It Up, Sticking, No Lady, No Cry and Might You at any point Be Love.
"The drum, it is the heartbeat, and the bass, it is the spine," Barrett once said. "There's something wrong with in the event that the bass, the music will have a terrible back, so it would be disabled."
Sway Marley kicked the bucket from disease at 36 years old in 1981. The Mourners kept on performing, with various line-up changes and different artists filling Marley's shoes.