Wailers Interviewed on KUSI, San Diego January 03, 2009

The Wailers are interviewed and perform “Three Little Birds” on KUSI’s morning news show on December 30, 2008 before performing at the House of Blues in San Diego, CA.

Wailers Exodus Tour!! December 10, 2008
The Wailers will perform in its entirety “Exodus,” which Time magazine called the “Album of the Century” in 1999.

New Years Eve 2008 at the Roxy in LA!

Ras Trent December 01, 2008

Enjoy Ras Trent on SNL… A Rastafarian melody for the Quad.

Wailers at the CMAs (Country Music Awards) November 18, 2008

A picture speaks a thousand words, right?  Enjoy some photos of the Wailers at the 2008 Country Music Awards!

Wailers on CMAs Tonight! November 12, 2008

Tune in to see Wailers perform live with Kenny Chesney at the CMAs on ABC tonight. On stage after 10:15pm ET / 9:15pm CT.

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Kenny Chesney To Perform With The Wailers At The CMA Awards

Kenny Chesney was thrilled beyond words when The Wailers agreed to be in his video for “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven.” He is even more thrilled to have the legendary reggae band sing with him during his performance at tomorrow night’s (November 12th) 42nd Annual CMA Awards.

Chesney and The Wailers will sing “Everybody Wants to Go To Heaven,” and also The Wailers’signature “3 Little Birds.” Chesney states: “This may be the coolest performance I’ve ever done on an awards show. . . to just look over there and see Elan Atias on the mic, hearing him sing so sweet. Man, what people don’t realize is their music is just—really—another kind of country. You can hear how natural the rhythms are on ‘Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven,’and the way that song slides right into ‘Three Little Birds’like they’re next door neighbors.”

Chesney tells us that when he shot his CMA nominated video for “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven” with The Wailers, he turned on his personal recorder, and taped his conversation with the guys about the music of Bob Marley and The Wailers. “We were just sitting around talking about Bob Marley and his life, and how their music is very universal, and how it, arguably it was some of the most far reaching music to ever be recorded. I mean, it touched a kid in East Tennessee growing up, it could have touched anybody, you know.”

The original Wailers included Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. “Family Man” Aston Barrett was a member of The Wailers Band, which backed Marley’s original group. He is still with the band.

Chesney says: “People who may not know Family Man’s name . . . which is Aston Barrett, but I promise you they know that rhythm, that heart, that music.”

Chesney has 7 CMA nominations this year—Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album, Single and Video of the Year, and two Vocal Event nominations. He has more 2008 nominations than any other artist.