Carl Livingston, Brother Of Bunny Wailer, Says He Is Executor Of The Reggae Legend’s Estate

Carl Livingston, on behalf of the family of the late legendary reggae star Neville “Bunny Wailer” O’Riley Livingston also known as Jah B, has issued a statement through attorney-at-law Roderick Gordon, expressing their collective sorrow at the legend’s passing.

With Jah B’s death, Mr. Carl Livingston is the senior Livingston who he trusted to ensure his wishes were executed. According to attorney-at-law Roderick Gordon, five years ago, Jah B determined how he wanted to manage his affairs while alive and after he passed, and Carl Livingston is named as the executor of his estate.

Bunny’s son, Abijah Asadenaki Livingston, had said in a Facebook statement today that he was the executor of his father’s living Trust.

“My father in his own wisdom chose me as his executor in his living Trust demonstrating his confidence in me. Now, at a time when he is incapacitated and unable to walk or speak for himself, I must act in his best interest and on behalf of his children,” Asadenaki wrote in a statement, that was written before Jah B’s death and shared today, aimed at denouncing Bunny’s manager, Maxine Stowe.

Meanwhile, the family thanked the well-wishers who have flooded social media with tributes since Bunny Wailer’s death.

“While the moment of passing is one that is hard to accept, we know he will live on in the spirit, presence and being that comprises this physical world,” the statement penned by Carl, Jah B’s brother, read.

“We appreciate the expressions of sorrow and acknowledge the tributes to our spiritual leader, brother, father and lion. As a family, we seek to continue his spiritual mission of music, love and truth as written in his songs, spoken in his deeds and enshrined in his living, and testamentary wishes. The efforts of his commercial and legal teams throughout the years have ensured that his commercial rights and obligations exist through legal entities that continue, and therefore his rights are protected, and will perpetuate as he wished,” the statement continued.

The family asked for all reggae fans and well-wishers to “summon positive thoughts, purpose and good energy” even while they grieved.

“Jah B brought good and righteousness through his life, and lived to the best extent of his gifts, as a Wailer and as a Livingston. We ask that all who love, and respect his works, stand and fight for what is right and just in every aspect, throughout Planet Earth,” the statement read.

The statement is signed: Jah liveth. Carl Livingston, Brother, Trustee & Executor.”

The legendary iconic singer died at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston on March 2. He was 73.

Bunny Wailer was the lone front-line surviving member of the iconic group, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and has long been a stand-out figure on both local and international reggae stages.

Born in 1947, ‘Jah B’ was a singer, songwriter and percussionist, who, along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, were members of the Wailers.

A three-time Grammy award winner, he is considered one of the long-time standard-bearers of reggae music.

In 2017, he was conferred with the Order of Merit (OM), the fourth-highest honour in Jamaica, for his contribution to popular music.