Junior Marvin

Junior Marvin

Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., besser bekannt als Junior Marvin (* 1949 in Kingston, Jamaika) ist ein jamaikanischer Gitarrist und Sänger. Weitere Namen sind Junior Kerr und Junior Hanson sowie die falsche Schreibweise Julian Marvin.

Marvins Familie zog bald nach England, wo er seine Karriere durch Kleinauftritte in TV-Programmen startete. Nachdem er mit einigen kleineren Bands spielte, wurde Marvin 1970 Mitglied der Keef Hartley Band, unter dem Namen Junior Kerr. Die ersten paar Wochen war er gemeinsam Leadgitarrist mit Sänger Miller Anderson, bis dieser die Band verließ. Danach war Marvin auch Leadsänger. Mit Keef Hartleys Band nahm er das Album Lancashire Hustler, bis Hartley 1971 die Band auflöste.

Später trat Marvin einer Band namens Salt and Pepper bei, welche er jedoch schon bald wieder verließ, um 1973 unter dem Namen Junior Hanson seine eigene Band Hanson zu gründen. Marvin übernahm den Part des Sängers und der Leadgitarre. Sie veröffentlichten zwei Alben: "Now hear this" (1973) und "Magic Dragon" (1974), bis sich im Sommer 1974 auch diese Band auflöste. Fortan spielte Marvin in verschiedene Gastauftritte bei Sessions anderer Musiker.

Im Februar 1977 wurde er unter dem bis heute behaltenen Namen Junior Marvin Mitglied bei Bob Marley & The Wailers, wo er Al Anderson und Earl Smith auf der Leadgitarre ersetzte. Marvin spielte mit Marley und den Wailers die Alben Exodus (1977), Kaya (1978), Survival (1979) und Uprising (1980) ein. Ab 1978 teilte sich Marvin die Rolle des Leadgitarristen mit Anderson; beide sind auf dem Live-Album Babylon By Bus (1978) zu hören.

Nach Marleys Tod 1981 übernahm Marvin, der zuvor auch im Hintergrund sang, den Leadgesang der Wailers. 1997 verließ er schließlich die Wailers und gründete nochmals eine eigene Band, Rock Roots. 2005 war er wieder auf Tour mit den Wailers.

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The State Theatre in the heart of Sydney presented Ali Campbell's UB40 Tour with special guests Billy Ocean and Big Mountain.

If you enjoy the sounds of reggae and Caribbean music then you would have loved this.

The voice that was behind the hits "Red Red Wine" and "Can't Help Falling In Love" is now on stage singing to a different tune, nonetheless one that will still resonate strongly with audiences.

McManus Entertainment promotional pitch...

McManus Entertainment is delighted to announce Ali Campbell's UB40 Australian Tour featuring special guests Billy Ocean, plus Big Mountain featuring Junior Marvin. With shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, this is a show not to be missed for lovers of Reggae and Caribbean music.

With one of the world’s most distinctive and recognisable voices, Ali Campbell, the ex-UB40 ...frontman and original vocalist of massive worldwide hits "Red Red Wine", "Kingston Town" and "Can’t Help Falling In Love", returns to Australia with his new band. As lead singer with the world-renowned group UB40, Campbell has sold over 70 million records worldwide, toured across the globe, notched up four number No. 1 worldwide singles, over 40 Top 40 UK singles, released 24 studio albums and received an Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.

Having sold over 30 million records worldwide Grammy-winning Billy Ocean has created a distinct and unique sound with hits like “Love Really Hurts Without You”, “Caribbean Queen”, “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going” and one of the biggest hits of the 80’s, “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car”.

Big Mountain helped catapult Jamaican music to the mainstream with their cover of Peter Frampton’s “Baby I Love Your Way”. The group sold over a million copies of their album Unity featuring the smash hits “Sweet Sensual Love” and “Baby, I Love Your Way”. Joining Big Mountain on stage is Junior Marvin. Hailing from Bob Marley and The Wailers he first appeared on Marley’s legendary album Exodus and all Bob Marley and The Wailers albums since then.

Don’t miss the opportunity to see some of reggae’s best and well-loved artists in an intimate setting on one special night!

Background on Ali Campbell and UB40...

Ali Campbell, his brother and some mates began UB40 in the late 1970's in a basement in Birmingham. He started the band to promote his love of reggae.

With the strong political sentiment in their music, UB40 reflected angrily on Margaret Thatcher's Britain. He tells the press "We were quite angry, we felt like we'd been thrown away". Their message was obviously heard, as their phones were tapped by MI5. UB40 would go on to sell more than 70 million records around the world and produce 40 top ten hits in Britain.

In January 2008 he had an acrimonious split with the band. He was replaced by brother Duncan, but the pair have apparently not spoken since.

Ali Campbell is in Australia with his new band, still performing hits like Red Red Wine and Kingston Town.