Robbie Shakespeare (1953-2021) r.i.p

[cuppa tee]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.....

” POPULAR bass guitarist Robbie Shakespeare of 'Riddim Twins' Sly and Robbie is dead. He passed away earlier Wednesday.
According to sources, Shakespeare was ailing for sometime.
"Robbie's loss will be severely felt by the industry at home and abroad. My condolences to those he leaves behind," said Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Entertainment and Culture, in a release sent to the Jamaica Observer.”

Section - Jamaica Observer

www.jamaicaobserver.com

 

[ddraig]

RIP
What a legend!

 

[killer b]

Damn.

 

[Voley]

Ah shit.

 

[Maggot]

Sad news. Such a great bass player.

 

[shifting gears]

ahhhhhh shit. Sly & Robbie truly one of the great rhythm sections of all time

 

[Steel Icarus]

Oh no. Genuine legend of music. RIP Robbie

 

[Voley]

Having a listen to this. I had a tape of this that my mate Joe did for me. I love this album. Think it's more than partly responsible for totally killing a pair of speakers I had back then.

 

[mx wcfc]

It was Sly and Robbie that first led me out of the Steel Pulse/Misty/Black Uhuru UK reggae that I found alongside Punk/RAR, and onto the likes of Scientist.

Very sad. Great musician.

 

[shifting gears]

Having a listen to this. I had a tape of this that my mate Joe did for me. I love this album. Think it's more than partly responsible for totally killing a pair of speakers I had back then.

SUCH a sick album. Heavy on the FX. Worthy system-destroyer.

 

[Maggot]

 

[belboid]

First saw him on this tour. Was an amazing night. RIP

 

[Orang Utan]

Gutted. Such a talent and his and Sly’s hand all over so much influential dancefloor music, esp in their Compass Point recordings. Grace Jones immediately springs to mind but also amazing stuff like this:

 

[krtek a houby]

Amazing talent and killer bass. RIP Robbie Shakespeare.

 

[Sprocket.]

Very sad news to wake up to.
RIP.

 

[planetgeli]

Noooooooo. Very sad news.

Legend.

RIP

 

[SpookyFrank]

RIP Robbie

 

[seeformiles]

RIP Robbie

 

[pinkychukkles]

RIP

Was introduced to dub by A Dub Experience, a total classic.

 

[seeformiles]

 

[MrSki]

Top geezer RIP.

 

[ska invita]

Robbie Shakespeare, influential Sly and Robbie bassist, dies aged 68

The acclaimed Sly and Robbie bassist is credited with revolutionising the sound of reggae and dancehall.

www.bbc.co.uk

So much music

 

[trabuquera]

I can't really take it in yet. The pulse of much of my life has stilled

 

[ska invita]

Young age really

I think for me its the Taxi Gang productions (Sly & Robbies label) which are at the heart of their tight sound, though of course they go back a lot further

... and onwards to the present day

one of my fav recent productions

 

[ska invita]

no doubt highly incomplete list of writing credits here


usually bassplayers don't get a credit, or the credit

 

[bananaquit]

RIP Robbie. People are posting his later pop/dancehall stuff but my favourite records of his are with the Revolutionaries, like this intoxicating rhythm.

 

[Chilli.s]

Saw him way back Black Uhuru, RIP

 

[hipipol]

First time I saw him was in Bristol in 76 or 77 in Bristol, he was with the Aggrovators backing Dennis Browns first UK tour, got to shake his hand tell him he was amazing, he just laughed - in was in one of the warehouses by the docks that are tourist beer traps now - the headliner was Big Youth, backed by Skin, Flesh and Bones where a certain Sly Dunbar was the drummer. After the gig, Youth invited everyone to the Bamboo Club for the afterparty, where I got to shake the mitt of Mr Shakespeare. Saw him many, many more times, but never so close as then. Loved him.

 

[hipipol]

RIP Robbie. People are posting his later pop/dancehall stuff but my favourite records of his are with the Revolutionaries, like this intoxicating rhythm.

This be them doing "pop" - a riddim so killer makes yer gums an arse bleed

 

[killer b]

this is a fave: