Carlton "Carly" Barrett (17 December 1950 – 17 April 1987) was an influential reggae drummer and percussion player. His musical development in the early years was with his brother Aston "Family Man" Barrett as a member of Lee "Scratch" Perry's "house band" The Upsetters. The brothers joined Bob Marley and The Wailers around 1970. He wrote the well known Bob Marley song "War" and with his brother Aston co-wrote "Talkin' Blues". Carlton Barrett is featured on all the albums recorded by the Wailers. Barrett popularised the one drop rhythm, a percussive drumming style created by Winston Grennan. With Carly's beats and his brother Aston's bass, the Wailer rhythm section planted the seeds of today's international reggae. Barrett was murdered outside his home in Jamaica on 17 April 1987.
Drummer for Bob Marley & The Wailers. He was shot and killed outside his home in Kingston, Jamaica, on April 15, 1987. Two weeks later his wife, her lover and an accomplice were arrested and charged with his murder.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
writer: "War" - as Carleton Barrett
Marley
2012
Documentary writer: "War"
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday
2008
Documentary writer: - as Carlton "Carlie" Barrett / writer: "War/No More Trouble" - as Carlton Barret
Breakdown
1974
writer: "War" - uncredited
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dark Summer
1994
musician: drums
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend
2011
Documentary
Carlton Barrett
Bob Marley: The Legend Live
2003
Video documentary
Himself - Drums
Caribbean Nights: The Bob Marley Story
1982
Documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013) as Soundtrack
Marley (2012) as Soundtrack
Africa Unite: A Celebration of Bob Marley's 60th Birthday (2008) as Soundtrack
Bob Marley: The Legend Live (2003) as Himself - Drums
$1.7 Million
