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Jamaican reggae music producer who was involved in the development of dub music. He worked with high-profile artists such as Bob Marley and Max Romeo.BEFORE FAMEHe started his career as a record seller for Clement Coxsone Dodd's sound system in the 1950s.TRIVIAHe had his first art exhibition at Dem Passwords art gallery in Los Angeles in 2010.FAMILY LIFEHe has two children with his wife Mireille.ASSOCIATED WITHHe produced albums that featured performances by Keith Richards with British producer Steve Marshall between 2007 and 2010.Lee "Scratch" Perry OD (born Rainford Hugh Perry; 20 March 1936 in Kendal, Jamaica) is a Jamaican music producer/Inventor noted for his innovative studio techniques and production values. Perry was one of the pioneers in the development of dub music with his early adoption of effects and remixing to create new instrumental or vocal versions of existing reggae tracks. Perry has worked with Bob Marley and the Wailers, Junior Murvin, the Congos, Max Romeo and many others.

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