Sly Dunbar
b. Lowell Charles Dunbar, 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. In 1969 Dunbar commenced his recording career with Lee Perry, playing drums on "Night Doctor" by the Upsetters, which appears on both The Upsetter and Return of Django. The following year, he played on Dave And Ansell Collins' massive hit "Double Barrel". Around this time he also joined the Youth Professionals who had a residency at the Tit For Tat Club on Red Hills Road, Kingston. He paid frequent visits to another club further up the same road, Evil People, where he struck up a friendship with bass player Robbie Shakespeare (b. 27 September 1953, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies). Deciding to work together, their professional relationship as Sly And Robbie began. In 1972/3, Dunbar joined Skin Flesh And Bones, backing Al Brown on his bestselling cover version of Al Green's "Here I Am Baby". The same year, Sly and Robbie became founder-members of the Revolutionaries, Channel One studio's house band. They recorded hit after hit, and the studio soon became the most in-demand on the island.
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