Coxsone Dodd
Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd CD (26 January 1932 – 4 May 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond. He was nicknamed "Coxsone" at school due to his talent as a cricketer (his friends compared him to Alec Coxon, a member of the 1940s Yorkshire County Cricket Club team).
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- #60 of 128Famous Jamaican Bands
- #68 of 99Famous People Who Died in Jamaica
- #477 of 1437Famous Record Producers
- #484 of 1310Famous People Who Died of Myocardial Infarction
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