“Exclusive! Only One In The World!”

This record was played by Coxson Dodd and retitled as "Downbeat Shuffle."

Three well-known exclusive rhythm and blues records that Coxson Dodd used in dances as secret weapons to attract crowds and dominate the competition are “Coxson’s Hop,” “Sweepstakes,” and “Downbeat Shuffle.” These were titles created by Coxson for established American tunes, but the accurate titles were unknown in Jamaica. According to Vin Edwards, “The Hop” was exclusive to Coxson for approximately six years until the original records were located in 1960 by Vin Edwards and Duke Reid. In a US record shop search, the two men unearthed the long-sought-after scratch-off singles Coxson used as weapons. Vin Edwards explained, “We found ‘Downbeat Shuffle’ [original American artist is Harold Land, “San Diego Bounce,” Regent Records, 1949]. At that same shop, after pulling records out of box after box, at last, we just run into ‘Coxson’s Hop’” [original artist is Willis Jackson, “Later For The Gator,” Apollo Records, 1950]. The original song that Coxson retitled as “Sweepstakes,” is American artist is Johnny Perry on the song “Got Good News For Ya, Baby” [Rondo Records, 1949].

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