| Birth: | Jan. 26, 1932 | | Death: | May 5, 2004 | 
Reggae music pioneer. Legendary music producer known as a highly influential figure in the development of Jamaican music and credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers, who pioneered the music genre known as "ska." He inspired a number of bands including Madness and he opened Jamaica's first black-owned music studio. He died of an apparent heart attack at his home in Kingston, Jamaica, four days after attending a ceremony to rename a street after his famous recording studio, 'Studio One.' (bio by: Butterfly)
Search Amazon for Clement Dodd | | | Burial:
National Heroes Park
Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica |
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Originally Created by: Butterfly
Record added: May 09, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 8733876 |
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