Robbie Shakespeare

Robbie Shakespeare

Jamaican musician

Bass player and producer with innumerable reggae and pop credits as half of Sly & Robbie.Wikipedia

Born	September 27, 1953
Hometown	Kingston

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Robbie Shakespeare, bass guitarist who with Sly Dunbar formed one of the best-loved rhythm sections in popular music – obituary

Robbie Shakespeare, who has died aged 68, was regarded as the most influential bass player in reggae and its offspring and formed with the drummer Sly Dunbar the rhythm section “Sly and Robbie” which largely developed and popularised around the world the sound of Jamaican music in the post-Bob Marley era.

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500-Push-Up

500-Push-Up

2020

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Together with drummer Sly Dunbar, Shakespeare formed one of the most influential rhythm sections and production duos in the history of reggae

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Robbie Shakespeare: Sly and Robbie bassist and producer dies aged 68
Robbie Shakespeare, from legendary reggae rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, has died aged 68. Alongside drummer Sly Dunbar, he also produced or played with a long list of rock and pop names including Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Talking Heads, Madonna, Britney Spears, No Doubt and Suggs.

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Robbie Shakespeare, of Sly and Robbie fame, dies at age 68. The Jamaican Grammy-winning bassist was part of the duo with Sly Dunbar and worked with such artists as Mick Jagger and Grace Jones

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