Kahjuks ei ,,Judge Not"i ega tema 1962 aasta singel ,,One more cup of Coffee" saatnud müügiedu . Bob lahkus peale seda kui oli taibanud et mingeid rahasid Kongilt oodata ei ole. Sel aastal Bob, Bunny ja mõned sõbrad asutasid Wailing Wailersi nimelise bändi. Algul ei läinud neil just kõige paremini, sest et juba peale paart lindistamist lahkusid bändist 2 liiget, Cherry ja Junior Brainwait. Bänd ei lasknud ennast sellest häirida ja varsti tutvustati neile ,,Coxsone" plaadifirma prosutsenti Clemet Doddi. Peale seda salvestas Wailers oma esimese loo ,,Simmer Down" mille edu oli märkimisväärt kõrge Jamaikas. Et aidata Wailersil areneda, palkas plaadifirma kooseisu mitu andekat ska muusikut. Wailing Wailers, mis nüüdseks koosnes Bob Marleyst, Bunnyst ja Peter Toshist oli kohalikude seas juba päris populaarne. Nende kuulajaskond kasvas plahvatuslikult. Coxsone stuudios sai salvestatud veel mõningad
and Cherry Smith formed a ska and rocksteady group, calling themselves "The Teenagers". They later changed their name to "The Wailing Rudeboys", then to "The Wailing Wailers", and finally to "The Wailers". By 1966, Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had left The Wailers, leaving the core trio of Marley, Livingston, and McIntosh. Marley took on the role of leader, singer, and main songwriter. Much of The Wailers' early work, including their first single Simmer Down, was produced by Coxsone Dodd at Studio One. Simmer Down topped Jamaican Charts in 1964 and established The Wailers as one of the hottest groups in the country. They followed up with songs such as "Soul Rebel" and "400 Years". In 1966, Marley married Rita Anderson, and moved near his mother's residence in Wilmington, Delaware for a few months. Upon returning to Jamaica, Marley became a member of the Rastafari movement, and started to wear his trademark dreadlocks (see the
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