| | Coxsone set up his Studio One recording studio No.13 Brentford Road, in Kingston which was opened for business in the year of 1963, was the first black self-sufficient recording studio in Jamaica. The Studio was built on grounds of one of Jamaica's oldest Jazz Club then known as "The End" which stood the test of time for more than 40 years which "Coxsone" Clement Dodd transformed into Jamaica's most celebrated world renown Studio One Recording Studio and Music Publishing Company. This studio was, over the years to become the stepping stone of hundreds of Jamaica's recording artistes had never been envisaged the popularity of both Studio One music and it's bred singers achieving centre stage on the world's pedestal of futility. The Skatalites band was unheard of, as Clue J and his Blues Blasters was Studio One's in house band. Amongst the first production at Studio One was, " Shuffling Jug " by Clue J and his Blues Blasters back with "Easy Snappin" by Theophilous Beckford. The latter being regarded by many as a conversion in the vein of New Orleans style R & B shuffle in Jamaican fashion of rhythmic jerked piano playing, From then onward during the late 60's and early 70's, the Studio One sound had attracted some of the best of Jamaican talent to the Studio One stable and Coxsone can be credited with launching the career of Bob Marley and the Wailers producing and promoting their work over a period of years, 1963 through to late 1968. Artist such as the likes of Ken Booth Winston "Burning Spear" Rodney, Horace Andy and Sugar Minott were under contract to Dodd. | |
