He was the one who brought Shabba Ranks to the world, and he started off Garnet Silk too. He was a great colleague, and a great friend, and one of the most brilliant minds in reggae music. “He was one of the greatest producers ever in dancehall and reggae music. Reggae music has been plunged into mourning at the untimely passing of a man, widely regarded as a titan whose distinctive style defined the computerized era of dancehall like no other. Dixon owned the Digital B label which produced seminal dancehall greats like Shabba Ranks and Sizzla. Reports are that Dixon began to feel ill and was eventually admitted and later died. He reportedly succumbed to a kidney-related illness after he had gone to do his weekly dialysis treatment at the hospital. Robert “Bobby Digital” Dixon, one of dancehall/reggae’s most successful music producers, died on Thursday at age 59.
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