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Sanford and Son star Grady Demond Wilson dies aged 79

Wilson died from complications of an unknown type of cancer

The Independent UK

Sly Dunbar obituary

Drummer who with the bassist Robbie Shakespeare provided the rhythm section for Peter Tosh, Grace Jones and Black Uhuru

The Guardian - UK

Produce Pete death: Longtime NBC personality Peter Napolitano dies aged 80

The weekend mainstay signed off his segments by saying, ‘If you eat right, you’re going to live right!’

The Independent UK

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10 of the greatest songs by Sly Dunbar – from reggae classics to Grace Jones and Bob Dylan

After his death aged 73, we look back at a selection of the hundreds of tracks the Sly and Robbie drummer had a hand in making

The Guardian - UK

“True icon… one of the greatest drummers of all time”: The worlds of reggae, rock, soul and funk mourn the passing of Sly Dunbar

Drummer and producer played on over 200,000 recordings

MusicRadar

Sly Dunbar, pioneering reggae music producer and drummer, dies aged 73

Sly Dunbar, two-time Grammy award-winning reggae drummer, has died at the age of 73. He produced several tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan and was one-half of the influential reggae rhythm section Sly & Robbie.

Euronews

Legendary drummer who worked with Bob Dylan dies aged 73

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Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer who anchored tracks from Bob Marley to Bob Dylan, dies as 73

Two-time Grammy Award-winning reggae drummer Sly Dunbar has died at 73

The Independent UK

Sly and Robbie drummer Sly Dunbar dies aged 73

The celebrated reggae drummer Sly Dunbar - one half of the rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie - has died aged 73.

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Sly Dunbar death: Legendary Sly and Robbie reggae drummer dies aged 73

Dunbar was half of the influential reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly & Robbie

The Independent UK

Sly Dunbar, reggae drummer and producer with Sly and Robbie, dies aged 73

Drummer helped to define the sound of roots reggae and dancehall, and worked with stars including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Grace Jones

The Guardian - UK

“What’s going through our mind is ‘What the…?’ And if you see Bob’s face, you could see he’s thinking the same thing”: When Bob Dylan played with an LA punk band to promote the album he made with Mark Knopfler

1983's Infidels, Dylan's first secular album in half a decade, was graced with a bounty of sweetly tasteful leads from the Dire Straits man. To recreate two of its songs on Late Night with David Letterman, Dylan hired LA punks the Plugz

Guitar World

‘Mick Jagger was surprisingly hard-working’: the all-star life of synth whiz Wally Badarou

His reputation for futurist pop got him work with everyone from Grace Jones and Talking Heads to Foreigner – now the French keyboardist is reissuing a soundtrack for a yoga DVD that became a Balearic classic

The Guardian - UK

‘She spoke truth to power, always’: Sinéad O’Connor’s affinity with Black music – and liberation

The Irish musician expressed solidarity and an appreciation for Black music with gospel, rap and roots reggae recordings, which were often fuelled by her own experiences of marginalisation

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10 reggae records that every bass fan should know

The 10 best reggae albums from Jamaica’s main bass men. From Sly and Robbie to Bob Marley and the Wailers

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