Clement Dodd News Today

Jimmy James, the lead singer of The Vagabonds during the 1960s and ‘70s who sang the group’s signature hit, “Come to Me Softly,” died May 15. He was 84.

Bob Marley: One Love, the biographical drama on Paramount+, traces Bob Marleys journey to becoming a reggae legend amidst political turmoil. Kingsley Ben-Adir shines as Marley, portraying his complexity and vulnerability. The film streams on Paramount+ and MGM+ from April 12.

This holiday season, Anthony Fairclough aka Papa Michigan, has released a main version plus a bilingual Spanish remix of the classic The Christmas Song. The main single is entirely in English while the remix is in Spanish and English....

Drummer Sly Dunbar consistently points to formulas of pioneer producers Clement Dodd and Duke Reid as the blueprint he and creative partner Robbie Shakespeare used for their Taxi Records label. It pai...

It's the summer of 1979 and Rub A Dub Style, a song by Papa Michigan and General Smiley, is rocking dances and radio in Jamaica. The duo went on to have bigger hits in Nice Up The Dance and Diseas...

Despite suffering what seemed a career-ending stroke last year, Freddie McGregor defied the odds and went on tour this summer. The veteran singer, since his return, has performed in Japan, Jamaica...

The joy being experienced currently by pioneering Jamaican singer, Owen Gray, is pretty much indescribable. Following the announcement of the list of recipients of national awards for 2023, it was revealed that Gray has been conferred the...

Peter Austin, who recorded a number of hit songs as a member of The Clarendonians, died at his St Andrew home on July 21. He was 78. His daughter, Georgia, confirmed his passing. Austin formed The Cla...

Veteran broadcaster Winston Williams has been described as a talented and true professional who exhibited humility even as he shared his vast knowledge of his craft with younger colleagues. Willi...

The community of broadcast journalists and radio personalities continue an outpouring of respect and condolence at the passing of veteran Winston Williams. Williams, whose precise diction was a s...