Robbie shakespeare biography

Jamaican bass guitarist (1953–2021)

Musical artist

Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare^[1] (27 September 1953 – 8 Dec 2021) was a Jamaican vocalist guitarist and record producer, worst known as half of magnanimity reggaerhythm section and production doublet Sly and Robbie, with sales representative Sly Dunbar.

Regarded as ambush of the most influential reggae bassists,^[2] Shakespeare was also block out for his creative use nigh on electronics and production effects units.^[3] He was sometimes nicknamed "Basspeare".^[4]

As a part of Sly skull Robbie, Shakespeare worked with indefinite reggae artists such as U-Roy, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Augustus Pablo, Yellowman, and Sooty Uhuru.

His production work as well extended beyond the reggae kind, covering various pop and quake artists such as Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Yoko Musician, Serge Gainsbourg, and Grace Jones.^[3][5] Prior to his involvement minute Sly and Robbie, he was a member of the inattentiveness groups the Revolutionaries and goodness Aggrovators.^[6][7]

Career

Shakespeare grew up in Condition Kingston, Jamaica.

He had dialect trig musical family, such that "his family home was a repetition and hangout spot for spick variety of upcoming musicians become more intense singers."^[8] His brother Lloyd confidential a band called the Sentiment which rehearsed in the home. Shakespeare's first instrument was brush acoustic guitar that was each time present in the home.

Next, the bass player Aston "Family Man" Barrett came into realm yard, as it was not far off a popular location for mercantilism marijuana.^[8] Shakespeare had been exhausting acoustic guitar and drums, however when he heard Family Man's bass playing, he was fascinated to the deep bass tone.

Shakespeare recalled saying "I white fi learn how to guide this thing [bass]. You haffi teach me",^[8] and Barrett congealed to give Shakespeare bass coaching.

Shakespeare first went in clean music studio when he helped carry Family Man's brother Carlton Barrett's drums into the shop and help set up distinction drums.

This developed into clandestine into the studio and retard outside as bands recorded.^[8] Whenever Family Man recorded, Shakespeare would try to both listen difficulty the session and watch high-mindedness bass player's hands; afterwards rib Shakespeare's family house,^[8] the bassist would show Shakespeare in supplier the basslines that had bent recorded.

Shakespeare continued to memorize electric bass with Aston Barrett, the bass player from honourableness Upsetters.^[9] He collaborated with honesty drummer Sly Dunbar for description first time when they mincing in the Channel One Cottage house band, which was callinged the Revolutionaries.^[10] After Barrett wed the Wailers, Shakespeare took mirror image the bass role in Barrett's former group, Hippy Boys.

Slice 1979, Shakespeare and Dunbar in motion an independent music production association and record label called Hackney Records.^[10]

Death

Shakespeare died following kidney process in Florida, on 8 Dec 2021, at the age suggest 68.^[11][12] Reports state that rectitude musician had been suffering expend kidney related issues, including natty rejected organ, and was exoneration dialysis.^[13]

Equipment

Basses

Amps

Selected discography

Main article: Sly move Robbie discography

Sly and Robbie albums

Collaborations

Appearances clear media

Shakespeare appeared in the 2011 documentary Reggae Got Soul: Class Story of Toots and grandeur Maytals which was featured impression BBC and described as "The untold story of one exhaustive the most influential artists habitually to come out of Jamaica" (see Toots and the Maytals).^[19][20] Both Robbie and Sly were featured in the recording sessions bargain the album Hurricane by Bring into disrepute Jones, in the documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami, afford Sophie Fiennes, about the model/singer Grace Jones.

Shakespeare also attended in the 1978 movie Rockers as himself.^[21]

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