King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 ? February 6, 1989) was
a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his
influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's
innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of record producer
to a creative height previously only reserved for composers and musicians,
would prove to be highly influential across many genres of popular music.
He is often cited as the inventor of the concept of the remix, and so may
be seen as a direct antecedent of much dance and electronic music
production.
Early life In the 1950s, King Tubby's musical career began with the sound
system, which were set up on the streets of Kingston to play dance music
for the people. As a talented radio repairman, Tubby was soon in great
demand at most of the major sound systems of Kingston, as the tropical
weather of the Caribbean island, (often combined with sabotage by
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