Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare

Jamaican reggae bassist. Born: September 27, 1953, in Kingston, Jamaica. Died: December 8, 2021, in Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Robbie, in addition to being part of the famous duo Sly & Robbie (with Sly Dunbar), recorded as a session musician with many musicians and reggae and non-reggae bands: Bob Dylan, U-Roy, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Tenor Saw, Culture, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff, "Mighty Diamonds", Augustus Pablo, Black Uhuru, Mick Jagger, Yoko Ono, Cindy Lauper, Grace Jones and many others.