Aston Barrett

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Aston "Family Man" Barrett <tr style="text-align: center;"><td colspan="3">Image:Familyman.jpg Album: Family Man In Dub </td></tr>
Background information <tr><td>Also known as</td><td colspan="2">Family Man, Fams</td></tr><tr><td>Born</td><td colspan="2">November 22, 1946</td></tr><tr><td>Origin</td><td colspan="2">Kingston, Jamaica</td></tr><tr><td>Genre(s)</td><td colspan="2">Reggae</td></tr><tr><td>Occupation(s)</td><td colspan="2">Songwriter, Musician</td></tr><tr><td>Instrument(s)</td><td colspan="2">Bass</td></tr><tr><td>Years active</td><td colspan="2">Late 1960's</td></tr><tr><td textalign="top" style="padding-right: 1em;">Associated acts</td><td colspan="2">Bob Marley & The Wailers and The Wailers Band</td></tr>

Aston Francis Barrett (born November 22, 1946, Kingston, Jamaica), often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player. He was one of the Barrett brothers (the other being Carlton "Carlie" Barrett) who played with Bob Marley and The Wailers and Lee Perry's Upsetters. He got the nickname "Family Man" due to his fathering 52 children by various women.

[edit] Legal Battle

In 2006 Aston "Family Man" Barrett filed a lawsuit against Island Records, the Wailers' label, seeking £60 million in unpaid royalties allegedly due him and his now deceased brother, which was dismissed [1].