Bunny Wailer

The musician, from Kingston, Jamaica, was a founding member of The Wailers alongside his childhood friend, Bob Marley.

Together, they achieved international fame with reggae classics like Simmer Down and Stir It Up, before Wailer left to go solo in 1974.

He went on to win three Grammys and was given Jamaica's Order Of Merit in 2017.

His death was confirmed by manager Maxine Stowe, and Jamaica's Culture Minister, Olivia Grange.

The cause of death is unknown, but he had been in hospital since having a stroke in July 2020.

His daughter, Carol Bennett, confirmed the musician died on Sunday.

She did not give an official cause of death, but said her father had suffered from high blood pressure and was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Bennett played on numerous hit reggae songs by artists including Bunny Wailer and Gregory Isaacs.

He was awarded the order of distinction, Jamaica's sixth highest honour, by the government in 2005.