Junior Marvin (aka Junior Kerr, aka Junior Hanson) was born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards, Jr.. He is a Jamaican born guitarist. Junior Marvin was a member of The Wailers Band in the mid-1970s and carried on the music of The Wailers Band after Bob Marley passed away.
In the mid 1960s, Marvin formed his first band, Blue-Ace-Unit, with Calvin ‘Fuzzy’ Samuels. In 1969 he started White Rabbit, a shared band with Linda Lewis.
Junior joined the Keef Hartley Band in 1970 under the name Junior Kerr. In 1973 Junior created Hanson under the name Junior Hanson.
In 1977 Junior joined Bob Marley and The Wailers as Junior Marvin. Four years later, after Bob Marley’s death Junior carried on The Wailers Band at the request of Bob Marley.
In 1997 Junior left The Wailers Band and went on to do works on his own.
In 2005 Junior returned to The Wailers Band.
His solo album Wailin’ For Love came out in 2006.
Solo discography and with Wailers Band:
I.D. (1989)
Majestic Warriors (1991)
Jah Message (1995)
My Friends (1997)
Wailin’ For Love (Dj Boy Records, 2007)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
