Aston Barrett sues Universal Island

Friday, March 17, 2006

Aston Barrett, Bob Marley's bassist for about ten years, has claimed that he has been cheated of royalties by Universal Island Records. He has said that the label owes him for a contract that the Wailers signed with Island Records back in '74. He is suing the label for a hundred and five million dollars. he was quoted saying that his brother and him were the backbone of the sound that made Marley famous.