C. S. Dodd
Clement Seymour Dodd was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 26 January 1932. His Father was a builder and he got the nick Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Maytals, The Skatalites, Soul Brothers, Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Gaylads, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths, Delroy Wilson, Stranger Cole, Freddie McGregor, The Heptones, Slim Smith, Ken Parker all recorded at Studio One in Brentford Road, Kingston.
Eventually he moved his studio and record shop to the USA at Coxsone's Music City 3135 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11208 (now closed). Many of his albums (200+) have been reissued on CD by his company in the USA. Heartbeat records of Massachusetts have issued Studio One productions to the highest standards since 1983, under Chris Wilson. Check out the availability of the Heartbeat catalogue. In the UK recently Studio One music has been issued on CD by Soul Jazz Records in Soho, London. Sadly, Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd passed away on Tuesday 4 May 2004 in his studio in Jamacia. Brentford Road was renamed Studio One Boulevard in a ceremony which paid tribute to the accomplishments of the producer. This took place a few days before his death. |
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