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Coxsone Dodd, one of Jamaica's top producers, was to his music what Berry Gordy and James Brown were to soul music. From the Rock Steady era of the 1960s to the present day, he recognised what the buying public wanted to hear and purchase. Bad record-keeping has hidden much of his involvement in the music scene, but the people know and will eventually tell his story. His help to Bob Marley has been well documented recently and he also served as a mentor for future production wizards like Lee Perry and Niney. It’s probably hard to find another back-room boy that would meet all of his criteria, and now that he is gone, who will?  The Early Years At the time he was born his parents were running a booze business in Kingston, Jamaica (26/01/32). His first DJ experience came while playing...