Released in April 1973, Catch A Fire catapulted Bob Marley and the Wailers to global stardom. The sub-hooks of bassist Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, together with his drumming brother Carly, played a ...

FARGO — For reggae bass player Jason Boynton, the three things he’s always been able to count on are math, music and community. The associate professor of mathematics, staple part of the Fargo music ...

'You're sitting with these legends in the studio, and it was just mind-blowing,' Kanal recalls of No Doubt's sessions with the late, great bass player and producer in 2001 After Shakespeare’s death at ...

Robbie Shakespeare, the legendary bass player and one half of the band Sly and Robbie, has died at the age of 68. Shakespeare’s friend, manager and producer Guillaume Bougard confirmed the musician’s ...

Robbie Shakespeare — reggae artist extraordinaire, prolific bassist, and in-demand producer alongside his longtime collaborator Sly Dunbar — admits he was “humbled” upon learning he made Rolling Stone ...

Reggae music would be nothing without its bass line—and on December 8, one of the genre’s most admired bass players, Robbie Shakespeare, died in Florida at age 68 from kidney-related complications.