Happy Family, the new album from legendary Junior Marvin, guitarist and friend of Bob Marley, accompanies the release of the film One Love.
Junior Marvin is widely recognized as one of the greatest reggae musicians of all time and as music director and lead guitarist for Bob Marley's iconic band, The Wailers.
Junior’s new album, Happy Family, will be released on March 8th, following the theatrical release of One Love, Paramount’s Bob Marley biographical feature film, on February 14th. In the film, Junior is portrayed by his real-life son, Davo, who is also a musical artist. The first single from Happy Family will be Junior’s new recording of "One Love."
Junior Marvin was born in Jamaica and raised in London. He met the Tuff Gong icon on Valentine's Day in 1977, who referred to him as "the young Jimi Hendrix from London." Marley immediately asked Junior to join his band as lead guitarist. He then became one of Marley’s closest friends until his death. Junior’s guitar playing had a significant influence on Marley; his musicality can be clearly heard on some of his flagship tracks such as "Could You Be Loved" (which Junior originally wrote and gave to Marley), "Waiting in Vain," "Buffalo Soldier," "The Heathen," "One Love," and "Jamming." However, his work is not limited to reggae; he has played with Stevie Wonder and Steve Winwood, among many others.
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