What Was the First Riddim Ever Made? Page 2

Let's rewind time a bit.

Dating to the early days, when we think of the first reggae producer to exist, the name Clement "Coxsone" Dodd comes to mind. Clement Seymour "Sir Coxsone" Dodd (Kingston, Jamaica, 26 January 1932 – 5 May 2004) was a Jamaican record producer who was largely influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and so fourth. He received his nickname "Coxsone" at school because of his teenage talent as a cricketer, his friends compared him to Alec Coxon, a member of the 1940s Yorkshire County Cricket Club team. In 1963 he opened Studio One on Brentford Road, Kingston. It was the first black-owned recording studio in Jamaica. He held regular Sunday evening auditions in search of new talent, and it was here that Dodd auditioned Bob Marley, singing as a part of The Wailers.

This studio is key to locating the first Riddim ever made.



Another interesting question: How did the word "Reggae" come to exist? A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word "reggae," effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.

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