Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar, born 10 May 1952 in Kingstone, Surrey, Jamaica,
was a Jamaican drummer and percussionist who began playing at 15 with the
Yardbrooms and recorded his first session on Double Barrel, a Skin, Flesh &
Bones album. In 1972 he met bassist Robbie Shakespeare, and the duo formed the
rhythm section Sly and Robbie, playing on several tracks such as Junior Murvin's
"Police and Thieves" and Lee Perry's "Night Doctor", and collaborating with
Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Grace Jones, Serge Gainsbourg, Joe Cocker, Herbie
Hancock, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. Sly ...