Aston (Family Man) Barrett
Aston "Family Man" Barrett was a Jamaican Rastafarian musician, songwriter, and record producer born on November 22, 1946, in Kingston, Jamaica. Barrett and his brother Carly Barrett were members of Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Hippy Boys, and Lee Perry's The Upsetters, where he played bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, and percussion from 1962 to 2019. Family Man was the bandleader of Marley's backing band and co-producer of the albums. He mentored and taught Robbie Shakespeare of the duo Sly & Robbie. In 2012, he received a Lifetime Achievement award from Bass Player Magazine, and in 2020, he was selected as the number one legendary player by the staff of Bass Player Magazine. In 2021, he was honored with the National Honours and Awards on Jamaica's 59th Anniversary of Independence.
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