Tweet   Rehearsal at Capital records.  They were known variously as The Teenagers, The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers and finally The Wailers. By 1966 Braithwaite, Kelso and Smith had ended their employment with the band, which then consisted of the trio Livingston, Marley and Tosh. Some of The Wailers most notable songs were recorded with Lee "Scratch" Perry and his studio band The Upsetters. D More..uring the early 1970s The Upsetters members Aston "Family Man" Barrett and his brother Carlton (Carlie) Barrett, formed the Wailers Band, providing instrumental backing for The Wailers.