The Wailing Souls

The Wailing Souls
Also known asThe Renegades
The Little Roys
The Classics
Atarra
Pipe and the Pipers
OriginKingston, Jamaica
GenresRocksteady, reggae
Years active1968 (1968)–present
LabelsStudio One
Island
Channel One
Massive
Greensleeves
Live & Learn
Chaos
Zoo
MembersWinston "Pipe" Matthews
Lloyd "Bread" McDonald
Past membersGeorge "Buddy" Haye
Oswald Downer
Norman Davis
Joe Higgs
Rudolph "Garth" Dennis
Ziggy Thomas
Maisha
Websitewailingsouls.com

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.