KINGSTON : Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare, the Jamaican bass guitarist best known as half of the reggae and dub duo Sly and Robbie, died on Wednesday, Jamaica's culture minister said. He was 68.
Born Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare in East Kingston in 1953, Shakespeare was a prolific bassist who worked with reggae greats including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Gregory Isaacs.
Shakespeare also branched into pop music, producing artists like Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper and Grace Jones.Named several times to"best bassist" lists, including Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time, Shakespeare formed a duo with Sly Dunbar called the Riddim Twins, their first collaboration a band called the Revolutionaries.Their first production with Gregory Isaacs, called"Soon Forward," was an instant hit.
Sly and Robbie produced music for movie soundtracks, including"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and"Poetic Justice." The duo was nominated for 11 Grammy awards, with one win for best reggae album in 1998 for"Friends."
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