Chance Meeting
Friday September 27th, 2024 with Heavy Ben
Coversions XV: Robbie Shakespeare and the Roots of Dub in 1975

Chance meeting on roots of bass and a beat Coversions XV: covers | versions | edits | dubs | remixes Happy posthumous birthday to Robbie Shakespeare, born today in 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica. It is impossible to verify, but it is possible that Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare are the world's most recorded musicians. Drums and bass - Sly and Robbie played with everyone in Jamaica and beyond since the 1970s, yet are not household names. If you are familiar with the Standing in the Shadows of Motown documentary, you're on the right track. Sly & Robbie's official credits measure in the thousands. Unofficially - due to shoddy documentation and crediting / paying studio musicians - it could be exponential. Their riddims have been sampled innumerable times, perhaps to the power of 2 or 3 of the aforementioned. Tack on the production work, and I am out of fingers and toes. In our hour this week, we'll explore the roots of dub reggae with Basspeare in 1975. It is inconceivable (!) the music that Robbie contributed to at age 21-22. Name drops below. This covers a lot of my record collection. Jamaican Reggae connections: Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Dennis Brown, Althea & Donna, Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott, Augustus Pablo, U-Roy, Bob Marley, Yellowman, King Tubby, Burning Spear, Bunny Lee, Cornell Campbell, Carlene Davis, Ras Michael, I-Roy, Joe Gibbs, Bob Andy, Jimmy Cliff, Delroy Wilson, Rico, Jackie Mittoo, Lady Saw, John Holt, Trinity, The Heptones, Sheila Hylton, Sean Paul, Dillinger, Jacob Miller, Ken Boothe, Leroy Sibbles, Cutty Ranks, Prince Far I, Beenie Man, Mighty Diamonds, Prince Jammy, Johnny Clarke, Derrick Harriot, Linval Thompson, Culture, Keith Hudson, Sanchez, Dawn Penn, Lone Ranger, Barbara Jones, Scientist, Grace Jones, Hugh Mundell, Toots Hibbert, Roots Radics, Lee Perry. Rock / Pop connections: Bob Dylan, Madonna, Tricky, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Yoko Ono, Serge Gainsbourg, Ian Dury, Herbie Hancock, Manu Dibango, Rolling Stones, Gwen Guthrie, Maxi Priest, Elton John, Louchie Lou & Michie One, Afrika Bambaataa, Material / Bill Laswell, Simply Red, Sting, Gilberto Gil, Mick Jagger, Barry Adamson, Coolio, Michael Franti, Sinead O'Connor, Carlos Santana, Joan Armatrading, Monty Alexander, Jackson Browne, No Doubt, Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Adrian Sherwood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_Robbie (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")