Coxsone Dodd

Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd (Kingston, Jamaica, January 26 1932 – May 5 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of reggae and other forms of Jamaican music in the 1950s, 60s and later. He has been called "the most significant man in reggae music". His gained his nickname "Coxsone" at school from a member of the famous Yorkshire cricket team of the '40s, due to his teenage talent as a cricketer.

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Dodd used to play records to the customers in his parents' shop. During a spell in the South of the United States of America he became familiar with the Rhythm and Blues music so popular there at the time. In 1954, back in Jamaica, he set up the Downbeat Sound System, being the owner of a PA, a turntable, and some US records, which he would import from New Orleans and Miami. With the great success of his sound system, and in a highly competitive environment, Dodd would make trips through the States looking for new tunes to attract the Jamaican public. Dodd opened 5 different sound systems, each playing every night, and run by people such as Lee "Scratch" Perry (who was Dodd's right hand man during his early career), U-Roy and Prince Buster.

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Don'T Bet on Blondes Warren William Claire Dodd on Midget Window Card 1935