Person · 1936–2021 · Kingston [17.97, -76.79]
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Lee "Scratch" Perry began as an assistant to Coxsone Dodd before becoming one of reggae's most inventive producers, working with his house band the Upsetters. His radical use of echo, layered effects, and tape manipulation helped lay the groundwork for dub and shaped the early sound of the Wailers. The cited sources record him as a Jamaican reggae producer also known as The Upsetter.
Evidence2
- Wikidata: Lee "Scratch" PerryWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315417
accessed 2026-06-04
- MusicBrainz: Lee “Scratch” PerryMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/artist/af75ebe4-3ab1-423d-a499-2a6f9d011ce2
accessed 2026-06-04
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influenced by → Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
Lee "Scratch" Perry began his career working inside Coxsone Dodd's operation, absorbing the producer's methods before developing a far more experimental approach of his own. Dodd's studio was the apprenticeship from which Perry's later innovations grew.
collaborates with → Bob Marley & The Wailers
Around the turn of the 1970s Lee "Scratch" Perry produced the Wailers, helping to forge the tougher, rhythm-forward sound they would carry onto their international albums. The collaboration was a pivotal step in the group's transformation from vocal act to reggae band.