Coxsone Dodd Built Studio One — But Who Really Made the Sound? | Reggae Hour

Studio One changed music forever.
But history doesn’t tell itself — people do.
In this special episode of Reggae Hour, we reason through the legacy and controversy surrounding Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, the visionary producer behind Studio One. Celebrated as the architect of Jamaica’s most influential label, Coxsone built a system that launched global sounds — but also one that left many musicians unnamed, unpaid, and unheard.
This episode explores power, authorship, and silence in early reggae history. We move from the birth of the sound system era, through questions of ownership and control, and into the music that defined a generation.
This is not cancellation.
This is completion.
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🎶 TRACKLIST (AS PLAYED)
I'm Still In Love With You-Alton Elliss, ASPO
Matthew Mark-Toots and the Maytals
Where’s the Girl for Me-Bob Marley and The Wailers
I’ve Got to Go Back Home- Bob Andy
Created By The Father- Dennis Brown
I Was Born a Free Man- Al Campbell, Freddie McGregor
The New Boss- Slim Smith
(All Skatalites music hereafter)
Freedom Sounds
Guns of Navarone
Ska Boss
Police Woman
Fuera de Mi Vida
You’re Wondering Now
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