ASTON ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bass player in Bob Marley’s band The Wailers, failed yesterday in his battle for a multimillion-pound slice of the late reggae legend’s royalties.

Bob Marley did not consider bassist Aston 'Family man' Barrett a member of his band The Wailers, the reggae legend's widow Rita told London's High Court yesterday.

The man who signed Bob Marley today played down the contribution of his backing band, the Wailers, who are claiming around £60m (€87.2m) of the reggae legend’s estate.

Murdered reggae legend Peter Tosh is to be be honoured at the fourth annual Calabash International Literary Festival later this month.

Jamaican musicians have recorded a tribute album to Bob Dylan, playing some of the American folk legend’s most well-known songs in reggae style.