BOB MARLEY - REGGAE LEGEND WAILER TO JOIN MARLEYS ON TOUR

Reggae great BUNNY WAILER has given former bandmate BOB MARLEY's kids a boost as they prepare for a summer (06) tour - he's joining them. THE WAILERS star will play alongside Marley's sons STEPHEN and ZIGGY on the upcoming Roots, Rock, Reggae Festival tour in America. The month-long tour opens in Redway, California in August (06). The 59-year-old tells Billboard.com he feels it's his "responsibility and duty" to tour with the Marley family. He says, "I'm the foundation of all of this stuff and I remain; someway, somehow I've been sustained to be here. And there's a new generation that's now being established musically that's coming from the Wailers' family... The legend continues." Wailer is the lone surviving member of The Wailers, formed by himself, Marley and PETER TOSH.