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Junior Marvin is widely recognized as an all-time great reggae musician and Musical Director and guitarist of Bob Marley's iconic band, The Wailers. Junior's new album, Happy Family, will be released 2/16/24 and will coincide with the theatrical of One Love, the Bob Marley Paramount biopic feature film on 2/14/24. In the film, the role of Junior is played 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 InchOne LoveInch. Junior Marvin was born in Jamaica and grew up in London and met the late Tuff Gong icon on Valentine's Day in 1977 (ironically the same day the film will be released) who touted him as the Inchyoung Jimi Hendrix of LondonInch. Marley immediately asked Junior to join his band as lead guitarist and became one of Marley's closest friends up until his death. Junior's guitar playing was a huge influence on Marley, and his musicianship can be clearly heard on such seminal Marley tracks as InchCould You Be LovedInch (which Junior originally wrote and gave to Marley), InchWaiting in Vain,Inch InchBuffalo Soldier,Inch InchThe HeathenInch, InchOne LoveInch and InchJammingInch. Album Tracks 1. Brother 2. Rastafari 3. Message of Love 4. Midnightrockers 5. Lord Have Mercy 6. Reggae Rock 7. Your Messages (Are Games) 8. Let Me Tell You Something 9. Always and Forever 10. Happy Family 11. One Love
