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.

External links

• Biography
• Article on working with Bob Marley
• Guardian, UK Obituary