Dodd

Real Name:
Clement Seymour Dodd
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Born: Jan 26, 1932, Kingston, Jamaica.
Died: May 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica of a heart attack.

Legendary producer, sound system pioneer and music entrepeneur, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd established the famous Studio One Records at 13 Brentford Road, Kingston, Jamaica in 1963.
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Discography

Production:
Mojo Rock Steady (CD, Comp, RM)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1994
Sunday Coming (CD, Album, RE)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1995
Destiny - Rare Ska Sides From Studio 1 (LP, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 1999
Armegideon Time / I Want Your Love (12")   Soul Jazz Records 2004
Studio One Classics (Comp) (2 versions)   Soul Jazz Records 2004
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Lovers For Lovers Vol. 1/2 (CD, Comp) Play Girl Business Record Productions, Business Record Productions 1989
Skaravan (CD, Album) Don Cosmic Skazz Records 1993
Mojo Rock Steady (CD, Comp, RM) Mojo Rock Steady, Psyc... Heartbeat Records (2) 1994
Ska In Hi-Fi (CD, Album) Till The End Of Time Moon Ska 1995
Sunday Coming (CD, Album, RE) Joy In The Morning, Th... Heartbeat Records (2) 1995
Tears Of A Clown - Live (CD, Album) You're Wondering Now Receiver Records Limited 1998
Destiny - Rare Ska Sides From Studio 1 (LP, Comp) Destiny, Wages Of Love... Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 1999
Armegideon Time / I Want Your Love (12")   Soul Jazz Records 2004
Studio One Classics (Comp) (2 versions) El Pussy Cat Ska, Love... Soul Jazz Records 2004
Select - July August 2006 (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) Smile Universal Music (Australia) 2006
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Review by gmos Apr 02, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
Was Clement "Coxsone" Dodd a genius? This is hard to say, probably not a musical genius, perhaps more a business genius or an inspiration to others. However, his towering influence over Jamaican music is unparallelled. Just take a look at this list of artists that cut their teeth at Coxsone's legendary Studio One Studios and it becomes obvious that he had something special; The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo, Ernest Ranglin, Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, The Maytals, Marcia Griffiths, The Heptones, The Ethiopians, Burning Spear, The Abyssinians, Augustus Pablo, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Sugar Minnot, Denis Alcapone, Willie Williams, Freddie McGregor, Ken Boothe, Horace Andy, Derrick Harriot, Dennis Brown and many, many more.

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