Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, 1932-2004

May 05, 2004

Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, 1932-2004

Thankfully yesterday's rumors of Elvin Jones' passing turned out to be false, but today comes news of another major loss:

'Sir Coxsone' Dodd is Dead
FOUR days after the City of Kingston honoured him by naming a street for his famous Studio One recording label, Jamaican music pioneer Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd died suddenly yesterday.

He apparently suffered a heart attack at his offices at 13 Studio One Boulevard, which, until last Friday's big civic ceremony in honour of Dodd, was Brentford Road...

...Born Clement Seymour Dodd in Kingston on January 26, 1932, he earned the nickname "Coxsone" after a Yorkshire, England cricketer, while attending All Saints School in West Kingston. He was considered a good cricket all-rounder.

But it was as a pioneer of Jamaica's sound system and popular music, from rocksteady to ska and reggae that Dodd was to find fame.

He started out playing bebop and jazz records for customers visiting his parents' liquour store on Laws Street, and later Beeston Street, in Kingston. During a turn at farm work in the United States he widened his knowledge of rhythm and blues music and imported numerous original 45 rpm records, which became the hallmark of his sound system, Sir Coxsone Downbeat.

He started the sound system in the early 50s relying on his imported originals to outplay his competitors, chiefly the late
Arthur "Duke" Reid of Treasure Isle fame.

He opened his studio at Brentford Road in 1963 and since then the name, Studio One, has become synonymous worldwide with the best of early Jamaican pop rhythms - ska, rocksteady and reggae.

Dodd is probably best known outside Jamaica for bringing Bob Marley and the Wailers to national attention and producing some of their most memorable hits, including the international peace anthem, One Love..

More on the man:

The name Clement Seymour �Sir Coxsonne� Dodd is synonymous with the development of Reggae music.

Clement Dodd shaped Bob Marley into the lead vocalist for the Wailers...

..not only Bob Marley & The Wailers, but also Lee Perry, Horace Andy, Bob Andy, Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Frankie Paul and many others.

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Comments

Whew! That Elvin Jones rumor had me on edge. "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a personal favorite.

Posted by: Bol at May 5, 2004 09:29 PM

wow, that's really really really sad. :( one of the greats.

Posted by: nasher at May 5, 2004 09:52 PM

RIP Coxsone....... i wouldnt have had alot of my illest dub record if it werent for that guy!!!!!
My Dads buisness partner was with him in jamaica just last week....

Posted by: budgie at May 7, 2004 11:03 AM

Sir Coxsone Dodd was REGGAE!!!!! Without Studio One in Jamaica we may have never heard reggae music. Without reggae, hip hop may have never been developed either. The world has lost a great man, one who has given the joy of music to so many all over the world. Studio One Records are worth more than gold. Studio One Sound will never die. Maximum Respect to all Studio One Artist and Family, And Double Maximum Respect To Sir Coxsone Downbeat Dodd.

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Posted by: Selecta KJC at May 7, 2004 10:48 PM

Today I went to church to remember the great man
with due respect truly the don of jamaica
may god be with you in the eternal spirit Amen

Posted by: Michele at May 9, 2004 04:32 PM

May you rest in peace mister Dodd, cause you music will never!! Studio one music is absolutely timeless and will be played till the armaggedeon, and even then i doubt that your music can be stopped.Jah bless.

Posted by: benny claeysier at May 14, 2004 09:46 AM

Mr. Dodd, you exhibited the epitome of what a man should be and the world will truly miss you.

Posted by: Natalie Chin at May 21, 2004 05:49 PM

I will always remember the "king of Jamaican reggae". He truly was a man among men.
Although the only contact with him was at my record pressing plant in Brooklyn, I only had high respect for the man I called Mr. Dodd. I will miss him.

Posted by: ted kolsky at May 29, 2004 09:46 PM

You left us so many and so huge hits that I am still trying obtening what you produced during more than 40 years !!!
We miss you because of your talent and the place you had in reggae history. Music is still alive and never die. Your are on our minds for ever.

Posted by: Cyrun974 at July 6, 2004 07:30 AM

Thanks for the music "Sir Coxsone", the sound of Studio One shall live forever.

Posted by: charles at July 8, 2004 06:08 PM

Sir Coxsone Dodd you will always be missed by many...but juss keep it poppin for us when we reach up there! Please check out his nephews bringing hip hop and the new generation of dancehall music to jamaica! yeah i said that right they bringing Jamaican Hip Hop to a whole new level!

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