8 September 2016(2016-09-08) (aged 78) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Ska
rocksteady
reggae
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
producer
Years active
1961–2016
Labels
Blue Beat
Fab
Musical artist
Cecil Bustamente CampbellOD (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016),[1] known professionally as Prince Buster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released in the 1960s influenced and shaped the course of Jamaican contemporary music and created a legacy of work that would be drawn upon later by reggae and ska artists.[2]
^Cite error: The named reference Guardian was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Interview with Prince Buster | Rodigan's Reggae". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
Campbell OD (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), known professionally as PrinceBuster, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer. The records he released...
songs, many rocksteady songs are love songs; e.g. "Sharing You" by PrinceBuster, which is a cover of a soul singer Mitty Collier's original, and "Queen...
period, including "Guns of Navarone." They also played on records by PrinceBuster and backed many other Jamaican artists who recorded during that period...
Hughes, a heavily-built man, met Jamaican artists Derrick Morgan and PrinceBuster through his job as a bouncer at London nightclubs such as the Ram Jam...
song), 2012 "Madness (Is All in the Mind)", by Madness, 1983 (for the PrinceBuster song recorded by Madness in 1979, see below) "Madness", by Alanis Morissette...
"Oh Carolina" is a 1958 song by the Folkes Brothers, produced by PrinceBuster and released in 1960, after which it became an early ska hit. It was covered...
year Cliff was featured in a program called "This is Ska!" alongside PrinceBuster, Toots and the Maytals, and Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. He soon signed...
drug, violence, old TV shows and political controversial stances. PrinceBuster, Jamaican ska and rocksteady musician, had his first hit in the UK with...
Choice" began the rivalry between Morgan and PrinceBuster, who accused Morgan of stealing his ideas. Buster quickly released "Blackhead Chiney Man", chiding...
Lloyd "The Matador" Daley (CD: Jamaican Gold /NL) Bell's Group (aka PrinceBuster & The All Stars: "Scott Rock" - Beverley's FM 101 /Jamaica, 1961 "Four...
positions US US Reggae PrinceBuster Record Shack Presents – The Original Golden Oldies Vol. 3 Released: September 1973 Label: PrinceBuster Formats: LP — —...
altering the title to "A Message to You, Rudy") and also had covers of PrinceBuster and Toots & the Maytals songs from the late 1960s. In 1980, the EP Too...
has worked with Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, PrinceBuster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra. He is noted...
Jackson, featuring English-based artists such as the Marvels. Even some PrinceBuster hits, including "Wash-Wash", were recorded in London, and involved well-known...
Perry, who was Dodd's right-hand man during his early career, U-Roy and PrinceBuster. Perry would later leave Dodd in 1966 due to Perry feeling disrespected...
(1951) "Summer in the City" – The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) "Too Hot" – PrinceBuster (1967) "In the Summertime" – Mungo Jerry (1970) "Ice Cream Man" – John...
Global Information