Teino Evans, Staff Reporter
Some of the many albums which are are a part of the phenomenal output at Studio One.- Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer
Plans are in the pipeline for the establishment of a museum and foundation in honour of the late Clement Seymour 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd, one of the pioneers who contributed tremendously to the growth and development of Jamaican music.
Sir Coxsone's widow, Norma Dodd, told The Sunday Gleaner in a recent interview that she had plans to establish a museum and foundation in her late husband's name.
"Well, we are going to open up a museum for him and put like some of his earlier work, like the two-track, reel to reel coming right up through the years until he reach where he reached … and we have other stuff in store to do like a foundation donating scholarships to places like the Edna Manley School and Alpha Boys' School (where Dodd went to school), which he was very close to," Mrs. Dodd says.
While Mrs. Dodd says that the plans are still a work in progress as
"persons were already approached", she promises "as soon as things are finalised I will let everyone know what's happening."
coxsone's wishes
These, among other things, are the wishes of the late Sir Coxsone, Bunny Goodison said, speaking on the first anniversary of Sir Coxsone Dodd's death.
"A museum on the premises (13 Brentford Road) was always his wish, a Studio One Museum. We have the space, we have the items and we are going to search for others," he said.
He also noted that things like early sound-system boxes and amplifiers would be among the items in the museum.
Already, Mrs. Dodd has handed over donations to the Alpha Boys' School, as well as funds to support a three-year scholarship at the School of Music, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. The scholarship funding will go towards a music teacher at an institution from where Mrs. Dodd said most of the musicians who played for her late husband came.
proud of recognition
Mrs. Dodd said she was "overwhelmed with pride" as her late husband's work was now "well recognised".
On National Heroes Day 2007 the Jamaican Government recognised the outstanding work of Sir Coxsone Dodd for his contribution to music at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held at King's House.
He was honoured with a post-humous award for service to the Jamaican music industry, collected by his widow.
"I'm very grateful for it (the award) and if he was alive he would be well pleased and I know he is looking down … He is well pleased," she said.
Dodd, who was born in 1932, started out in the music business in the 1950s, with his sound system, Sir Coxsone's Downbeat, which became popular in dances and clubs all over Kingston.
recorded dance music
Dodd was among the first to start recording popular dance music like shuffle beat and ska in the early '50s and '60s and in 1963 opened Studio One, Jamaica's first black-owned music studio.
He also helped to hone many of Jamaica's music greats, including Bob Marley, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Freddie McGregor, The Skatalites, and many others who started their careers at Studio One.
The Jamaican Government recognised Dodd's contribution to Jamaican culture in 1991, when he was awarded the Order of Distinction, the country's third highest honour, and in 2002 was honoured with a series of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of his genesis in music.
"persons were already approached", she promises "as soon as things are finalised I will let everyone know what's happening."
coxsone's wishes
These, among other things, are the wishes of the late Sir Coxsone, Bunny Goodison said, speaking on the first anniversary of Sir Coxsone Dodd's death.
"A museum on the premises (13 Brentford Road) was always his wish, a Studio One Museum. We have the space, we have the items and we are going to search for others," he said.
He also noted that things like early sound-system boxes and amplifiers would be among the items in the museum.
Already, Mrs. Dodd has handed over donations to the Alpha Boys' School, as well as funds to support a three-year scholarship at the School of Music, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. The scholarship funding will go towards a music teacher at an institution from where Mrs. Dodd said most of the musicians who played for her late husband came.
proud of recognition
Mrs. Dodd said she was "overwhelmed with pride" as her late husband's work was now "well recognised".
On National Heroes Day 2007 the Jamaican Government recognised the outstanding work of Sir Coxsone Dodd for his contribution to music at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards, held at King's House.
He was honoured with a post-humous award for service to the Jamaican music industry, collected by his widow.
"I'm very grateful for it (the award) and if he was alive he would be well pleased and I know he is looking down … He is well pleased," she said.
Dodd, who was born in 1932, started out in the music business in the 1950s, with his sound system, Sir Coxsone's Downbeat, which became popular in dances and clubs all over Kingston.
recorded dance music
Dodd was among the first to start recording popular dance music like shuffle beat and ska in the early '50s and '60s and in 1963 opened Studio One, Jamaica's first black-owned music studio.
He also helped to hone many of Jamaica's music greats, including Bob Marley, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Freddie McGregor, The Skatalites, and many others who started their careers at Studio One.
The Jamaican Government recognised Dodd's contribution to Jamaican culture in 1991, when he was awarded the Order of Distinction, the country's third highest honour, and in 2002 was honoured with a series of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of his genesis in music.
