Courtney Robb, the veteran Jamaican musician who played bass for Byron Lee and The Dragonaires for many years, died in a Melbourne, Florida hospital on November 14. He was 71 years-old. His daughter, Jodi Robb, said the veteran musician died from heart failure. He was admitted to hospital five days earlier for breathing problems. Born in Kingston, Robb valiantly fought kidney disease for 15 years and moved to Florida for treatment.
He had a kidney transplant in 2010.
He started his career in the late 1960’s as a member of the Hell’s Angels band but made his name with Byron Lee and The Dragonaires, a soca band that was popular among the Jamaican middle and upper class. Robb was a member of the band for 35 years. Courtney Robb is survived by his wife, six children and five grandchildren.
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