Junior Marvin

Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr., better known as Junior Marvin ( * 19? Kingston, Jamaica ) is a Jamaican guitarist and singer. Other names are Junior Kerr and Junior Hanson and the misspelling Julian Marvin.

Marvin's family soon moved to England, where he began his career by small appearances in TV programs. After playing with some smaller bands, Marvin was a member of the Keef Hartley band in 1970, Junior under the name Kerr. The first few weeks he was together lead guitarist with singer Miller Anderson, until he left the band. After that Marvin was also the lead singer. With Keef Hartley band he recorded the album " Lancashire Hustler " until Hartley 1971, the band split up.

Later Marvin joined a band called Salt and Pepper, which he, however, soon left again to 1973 under the name Junior Hanson to start his own band Hanson. Marvin took the part of the singer and lead guitar. They released two albums: " Now hear this " (1973) and " Magic Dragon " (1974 ) until disbanded this band in the summer of 1974. Henceforth, Marvin played in various guest appearances on other sessions musicians.

In February 1977 he became a member of Bob Marley & The Wailers, where he replaced Al Anderson and Earl Smith on lead guitar under the name retained to this day Junior Marvin. Marvin played with Marley and the Wailers albums Exodus ( 1977), Kaya (1978), Survival (1979) and Uprising (1980 ) a. 1978, had Marvin, whose cocaine addiction got worse, undergo a Entzugskur why the world tour of the Wailers had to be postponed by a few weeks. As a replacement was again engaged Al Anderson. As of 1978, Marvin shared the role of lead guitarist with Anderson; Both can be heard on the live album Babylon By Bus (1978).

After Marley's death in 1981, took over Marvin, who previously sang in the background, the lead singer of the Wailers. In 1997, he finally left the Wailers and founded his own band again, rock roots. In 2005, he was back on tour with the Wailers.