Beverley Kelso | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1948 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Ska |
| Years active | 1963–1965 |
| Labels | Studio One |
| Associated acts | The Wailers |
Beverley Kelso (born April 1948)[1] is a Jamaican singer best known as an early member of The Wailers.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, she attended Miss Nembhard Preparatory School and Denham Town Primary School in Kingston.[1]
She was a backing vocalist, and one of the founding members of The Wailers (between 1963 and 1965).[2] According to Kelso, she sang on 25 tracks by the group, the last in late 1965.[1]
Kelso emigrated to the United States in 1979.[3]
The death of Junior Braithwaite in 1999 and the death of Cherry Smith in 2008 left Kelso and Bunny Wailer as the only surviving founding members of the Wailers.[4]
In 2012 she stated that she was planning to write a book about her time in The Wailers.[3] She now lives in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Beverley Kelso Gives The Wailers A Sound", Jamaica Gleaner, 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014
- ^ Moskowitz, David (2007). The Words and Music of Bob Marley. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-98935-6.
- ^ a b Walters, Basil (2012) "Kelso says It Hurts To Be Alone", Jamaica Observer, 5 August 2012, retrieved 6 August 2012
- ^ "Original Wailer Junior Braithwaite Murdered In Jamaica". Yahoo! Music. 4 June 1999. Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2010.