Duke Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Duke Reid

Jamaican record producer and DJ

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1915

Place of Birth: Portland Parish, Surrey County, Jamaica

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1975

Profession: composer, record producer, police officer

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Arthur "Duke" Reid CD (21 July 1915 – 1 January 1975) was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner. He ran one of the most popular sound systems of the 1950s called Duke Reid's the Trojan after the British-made trucks used to transport the equipment.
In the 1960s, Reid founded record label Treasure Isle, named after his liquor store, that produced ska and rocksteady music.
He was still active in the early 1970s, working with toaster U-Roy.
He died in early 1975 after having suffered from a severe illness for the last year.