Carlton "Carlie" Barrett

When Carlton "Carly" Barrett was found murdered on Good Friday, April 17, 1987, reggae lost one of its most influential drummers. Together with his older brother, Aston "Familyman" Barrett, on bass, Barrett furnished the rock steady rhythm section of Bob Marley And The Wailers from 1969 until Marley's death in 1981. Barrett, who liked to be called "Field Marshal', was inspired by the drumming of ...more