The Wailing Souls
The Wailing Souls | |
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Pipe performing in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Renegades The Little Roys The Classics Atarra Pipe and the Pipers |
| Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Rocksteady, reggae |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | Studio One Island Channel One Massive Greensleeves Live & Learn Chaos Zoo |
| Members | Winston "Pipe" Matthews Lloyd "Bread" McDonald |
| Past members | George "Buddy" Haye Oswald Downer Norman Davis Joe Higgs Rudolph "Garth" Dennis Ziggy Thomas Maisha |
| Website | wailingsouls |
The Wailing Souls (originally The Renegades) are a Jamaican reggae vocal group whose origins date back to the 1960s. The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years with Winston "Pipe" Matthews and Lloyd "Bread" McDonald the only constant members. They have been nominated for Grammy Awards three times.