Robbie Shakespeare was conferred with the Order of Distinction by the Jamaican Government for his contribution to the development of reggae. The 'Riddim Twins' sound has been used by diverse artistes such as Bob Dylan, Gwen Guthrie, Manu Dibango, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red, and No Doubt. The duo produced a flow of hits for Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, The Tamlins, Black Uhuru, Jimmy Riley, Junior Delgado, Sugar Minott, Beenie Man, and Grace Jones. We lost a giant,” Harvey added.įormer members of Peter Tosh's Word, Sound and Power band, Sly and Robbie relaunched the Taxi label in the late 1970s. It is one of the classic tunes that defined reggae music. “Bob Marley's Concrete Jungle, ah Robbie bass line, not the teacher, but the student. Harvey hails his east Kingston “brother” as one of the most creative bass players out of Jamaica. I said, 'Robbie, you need fi go over Tit for Tat and listen to that drummer deh.' We went and that's how they met,” said Harvey, who played keyboard on John Holt's Stick By Me while attending Excelsior High School in Kingston at 16 years old. I knew Sly before that and he was playing drums at a club also on Red Hills Road called Tit for Tat. Robbie and I were playing at a club on Red Hills Road called Evil People Club. In fact, ah me put Sly and Robbie together. “I remember when Family Man used to teach Robbie to play bass on a three-string guitar. Keyboard player Bernard “Touter” Harvey of Grammy-winning band Inner Circle remembers Shakespeare “like a brother”. When I first heard the song, I had to call him and say: 'Robbie, dah bass line deh wicked!'. “I will always remember him for the bass line on Baltimore by The Tamlins. That is what I admired about him,” said Jackson, whose bass lines includes Desmond Dekker (Israelites), Paul Simon (Mother & Child Reunion), and Toots & the Maytals (Sweet & Dandy and Pressure Drop). And if it took the entire day to get it right, that's what he'll do. “He is a very respected bass player and serious musician.
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