Reggae icon Bunny Wailer – who co-founded the groundbreaking reggae group The Wailers and was the last surviving member – died on the morning of March 2. He was 73.

Born in 1947 as Neville O’Riley Livingston, Wailer was a childhood friend of Bob Marley. The two boys’ single parents even paired up, eventually making them step-brothers.

In 1963, they formed “The Wailing Wailers” with Peter Tosh. And while Marley’s move to America and Wailer’s 14-month prison sentence for marijuana were slight hiccups, the band eventually toured the world, with Wailer supplying lead vocals on tracks like his well-known version of “Dreamland.”

He founded his Solomonic record label in 1973, and left The Wailers in the same year, setting off on a solo career that would include 30 official releases.

Bunny Wailer remained prolific through the years, even winning three Grammys for Best Reggae Album – Time Will Tell: A Tribute to Bob Marley (1991), Crucial! Roots Classics (1995), and Hall of Fame: A Tribute to Bob Marley’s 50th Anniversary (1997).

Perhaps his greatest award came in October 2017, when his beloved homeland bestowed the Jamaican Order of Merit upon him, known as the nation’s fourth-highest honor.

Listen to Wailer sing “Dreamland” and watch him supply vocals and percussion alongside Marley and Peter Tosh on “Stir It Up” below: