C.S. "Coxsone" Dodd 1932-2004
Published July 09, 2004
In that same time period Dodd moved his operations to New York and though occasional new recordings were released, the bulk of his work from that point has been in reissues and licensing product for American and European release.
A longstanding arrangement with Heartbeat has kept a large body of his work
available in the U.S. The rest of the reggae industry never stopped nicking his rhythms (or artists) and Coxsone has remained the foundation for much of the best of reggae. After four decades in the business he is still issuing some of the best music ever recorded in Jamaica, and in the last year, for the first time, manufacturing and distributing his own compact discs. RIP Sir Coxsone.
Also, see this post for the development of dub at Studio One, this one on Coxsone and Bob, and this one on Coxsone and Toots.
- C.S. "Coxsone" Dodd 1932-2004
- Published: July 09, 2004
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Thanks Sonny, it's sad but at least he is justly revered. I'm still trying to figure out how I missed it - oh well.
I saw Eek-A-Mouse & Yellowman last week
in concert last week and they both gave
heartfelt shout-outs to Coxsone Dodd and
his musical legacy.
For anyone interested, SoulJazz Records
in the UK has done an excellent job as
of late in collecting the best of the
Studio One recordings.These recordings
encompass C.D's pioneering work in Ska,
Reggae,Rocksteady,Soul/R&B,Dub and all
of the other myriad musical hybrids that
they helped to inspire.
eek-a-mouse! i love him. burning spear is my fave. original wailers and marley solo were in a whole nother stratosphere.
Jim, you've made whatever point you wre trying to make. Why don't we resume normal behavior again now? Thanks.
Eric, you're welcome {is the angle bracket the right sign for echo?} {ting ting}
All those reggae pioneers that have been mentioned including (Burning Spear, Alton Ellis, Freddie McGregor, Delroy Wilson and Dennis Brown) have close links to Coxsone. Now they have all come together again in a brilliant photographic exhibition by Pogus Caesar, called Muzik Kinda Sweet, the show is truly inspirational.
MILLIE IS BACK
Did you read the latest article in the Gleaner Entertainment Section regarding Millie? Remember this is the only live interview of Millie in 33 years. Millie who used to be a Studio One Act in the early 60's now has a new CD single and Ring-tone entitled 'My Sugar Plum' is getting ready to drop her big comeback disc. All inquiries regarding Millie and her comeback status please contact her Producer Arley Cha or her Label and Management only at: yardysyile.com
Arley Cha
Yardy Stile Entertainment LLC
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thanks for the (bad) news. i missed it, too. good links.