Robert Jay LaKind (November 3, 1945 – December 24, 1992) was an American conga player, vocalist, songwriter and occasional backup drummer with The Doobie Brothers.
Also a member of Sigma Nu during this time was basketball player and future coach, Pat Riley.
LaKind was a session man with the Doobie Brothers from 1976 and joined them onstage as well.
When the band reformed in 1988, he rejoined and was featured on the album Cycles, but he was soon forced into retirement by illness.
During the Doobie Brothers hiatus, and with some overlap, between approximately 1985 to 1991, he was also a member of local Santa Monica Afro-Cuban band, The Bonedaddys.