The late, legendary reggae production duo worked with many of the biggest pop and rock stars of the past 40 years

Sly Dunbar, the legendary Jamaican drummer who played on countless hits with his longtime partner Robbie Shakespeare, has died at the age of 73.

The summer song -- think Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” circa ’02 or Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” from last year -- is a tradition: It stows two months of hot, hazy vitality in one exuberant party anthem. But last summer launched a pop tradition that ...