Junior Marvin - Happy Family '2022

Tracks list

       Julian Junior Marvin was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to London as
a child, where his family and the UK theater community nurtured his love for
acting and music. He appeared in The Beatles’ film Help, followed by a
number of successful appearances on British television. Julian Junior was also a
member of the London cast of the musical Hairand can be heard on the original
London cast recording.
After playing in various London-based bands, including Blue Ace Unit, Herbie
Goins & The Night-Timers, White Rabbit, and Salt & Pepper, Julian Junior
continued his musical apprenticeship in America, playing with such Blues and R&B
legends as T-Bone Walker, Billy Preston and Ike & Tina Turner. He quickly earned
a reputation as an innovative and expressive blues/rock guitarist. 
Invited to join the Keef Hartley Band, pioneers of the burgeoning British
blues/rock scene, Julian Junior made a significant contribution as a writer,
singer and lead guitarist to their acclaimed Seventy-Second Bravealbum. He also
appeared on their follow-up release Lancashire Hustler.
Julian Junior followed up with his own rock band, Hanson, who was quickly signed
to Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s Manticore label by Mario “The Big
M” Medious, label manager. This was followed by the Hanson album Magic
Dragon.
Finding himself an in-demand session guitarist, particularly for artists on the
Island Records label, Julian Junior contributed to albums by Traffic, Fairport
Convention, Reebop Kwaku Baah, Toots & The Maytals, Stomu Yamashta, Remi Kabaka,
Eddie Quansah, Rico Rodriguez, and Steve Winwood.
 
On February 14, 1977, Julian Junior was invited to join both Stevie
Wonder’s band and Bob Marley & The Wailers band. His parents and musician
friends helped him decide to accept Bob Marley’s invitation because they
were both Jamaicans. The rest is history. The acclaimed ExodusLP became Julian
Junior’s debut with Bob Marley & The Wailers. In 1999, Time Magazine
declared ExodusAlbum Of The Century, while “One Love” was named Song
of the Millennium in 2000. Julian Junior was lead guitarist and musical
contributor on all subsequent Bob Marley & the Wailers albums, and toured
worldwide with the Wailers until Bob’s passing in 1981.
Since then, Julian Junior has released four CDs with The Wailers Band: ID,
Majestic Warriors, Jah Messageand My Friends (Live),numerous solo projects
include “Wailin’ For Love,” “Smokin’,”
“To The Big M Music,” and “Lion To Zion Dub Wise.” In
2002, Julian Junior was included in Guitar World Magazine’s “Top
100 Guitarists of All Time” for his guitar solo on “Africa
Unite” from the Bob Marley & the Wailers Survivalalbum.Julian Junior has
also been a featured player on albums by Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Beres
Hammond, Culture, Joe Higgs, SOJA, The Meditations, Israel Vibration, Alpha
Blondy, The Congos, and Alborosie, amongst others. 
After touring with many incarnations of The Wailers since Bob Marley’s
passing, Julian Junior has stepped out to front his own unique version of The
Wailers, playing and singing Bob Marley & the Wailers hit songs the way Bob
intended them to be heard. 
Julian Junior Marvin’s new first new single “Message of Love”
drops worldwide in 2019; an introduction to the forthcoming album Message Of
Love.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Marvin Junior - Brother (4:12)
1.02 - Marvin Junior - Rastafari (5:49)
1.03 - Marvin Junior - Message of Love (4:50)
1.04 - Marvin Junior - Midnight Rockers (3:54)
1.05 - Marvin Junior - Lord Have Mercy (4:16)
1.06 - Marvin Junior - Reggae Rock (3:51)
1.07 - Marvin Junior - Your Messages (Are Games) (3:54)
1.08 - Marvin Junior - Love Will (Never Let you Down) (4:15)
1.09 - Marvin Junior - Let Me Tell You Something (5:07)
1.10 - Marvin Junior - Always and Forever (3:29)
1.11 - Marvin Junior - Take Control (4:31)
1.12 - Marvin Junior - Happy Family (3:57)

Related artists