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Friday, December 10, 2021

Robbie Shakespeare of Sly and Robbie fame has died - Jamaica WI 'THe Gleaner'

 ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE DEAD at 68

The legendary duo of Drum and Bass funk Reggae 'Sly and Robbie' is no more with the untimely death of bassist Robbie Shakespeare, producer and peerless bass player

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/08/robbie-shakespeare-sly-and-robbie-dies



Robbie said on making the 17 spot on Rolling Stone's greatest bass players of all time:

"No matter how much people hail Sly and Robbie as the legends, and despite two Grammy wins and 11 nominations, we never ever feel like anything we get in life, we must get it. There have been a lot of sleepless nights and 'eatless' nights, too. Nuff time we go to bed hungry, so we remember these things and take stock. There are so many other great bassists out there who they could have chosen, and yet they chose me, and I am grateful," Robbie Shakespeare told The Gleaner.


an uncredited Robbie appears on this . . . . . . . STIR IT UP!



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