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Dodd was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and started in the music business in the '50's, operating the very popular Downbeat Sound System. His Studio One recording studio on Brentford Rd, Kingston, opened in 1963, was the first black-owned recording studio in Jamaica (see 1963 in music). During the late 60's and early 70's, the Studio One sound was virtually synonymous with the sound of rocksteady, and he attracted some of the best of Jamaican talent to his stable over this time. He is credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers, producing and promoting their work during the period '63 - '68. He has also worked with many other reggae legends, including Lee "Scratch" Perry (who was Dodd's right hand man for much of his early career), Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney, Delroy WilsonDelroy Wilson was a legendary ska, rock_steady and reggae singer. He was born on 5 October 1948. He released his first single "Emy Lou" in 1961 for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at the age of 13. His transition to rock steady in the late 1960s produced many hits, Horace AndyHorace Andy is a legendary roots reggae singer, notable for such tracks as Government Land You Are My Angel and Skylarking''. Born Horace Hinds in 1951, he made his earliest recordings in the late 1960s. His distinctive, atmospheric voice found a new gene and Sugar MinottSugar Minnott (born May 25, 1966) is a Jamaican singer. He began his career as the African Brothers along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard in 1969. The group had several successful singles, and were an early example of Rastafarianism's influence on the J.

He continued to be active in the music business until his death of a heart attack in May 2004.

He was given the nickname "Coxsone" at school, due to his talent at cricket - the famous Yorkshire cricket team of the '40's had a star batsman named Coxsone.

On Friday 1st May 2004 Kingston´s Brentford Road was renamed Studio One Boulevard in a ceremony which paid tribute to the accomplishments of this immortal producer.