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288:, a musically inclined businessman who operated one of Kingston's most popular sound systems. Campbell found himself fulfilling a variety of roles for Coxsone: providing security, handling ticket receipts, identifying and sourcing music as well as working in the essential role of selector. The knowledge he gained about the financial and logistical aspects of staging a sound system dance was put to good use when Campbell made the decision to start his own sound system called 'Voice of the People'. Campbell approached his family and a radio shop owner called Mr Wong for financial backing; both parties agreed. Campbell's 'Voice of the People' sound system was soon operational and within a short time had established itself as a rival to the sound systems of Coxsone and 292:. Campbell applied to the Farm Work Program (guest worker scheme for the US agricultural sector) with the intention of buying music for his sound system but, on the day of departure, was refused entry into the scheme. Knowing that he would not be able to personally source records from the US, Campbell decided to record his own music. He approached Arkland "Drumbago" Parks, a professional drummer at the Baby Grand Club who had arranged and recorded a special (exclusive recording) for the Count Boysie sound system. Drumbago agreed to help and Campbell immediately began rehearsing with the musicians at the Baby Grand Club, including the guitarist 2013: 40: 1994: 238:. In the early 1940s, Campbell was sent to live with his grandmother in rural Jamaica where his family's commitment to the Christian faith, gave him his earliest musical experiences in the form of church singing as well as private family prayer and hymn meetings. Returning to live at Orange Street while still a young boy, Campbell attended the Central Branch School and St. Anne's School. 445:, becoming his only hit single in the United States. By the late 1960s Campbell was once again at the forefront of a musical change in Jamaica; the new music would be called rocksteady. Campbell tracks like "Shaking Up Orange Street" (1967) were arranged with the slower, more soulful rocksteady template as used by 494:
He subsequently moved to Miami to pursue business interests including running a jukebox company. From 1973 Campbell effectively retired from the music business, with only a handful of compilation albums issued. Even with the new interest in his music following the 2-Tone-led ska revival in the UK in
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after they brought a lawsuit against Campbell and Melodisc (CampbelI by this time had acquired Melodisc) concerning authorship of "Oh Carolina". Campbell had a top 30 hit in the UK with the track "Whine and Grine" (no. 21, April 1998) after the song had been used in an advert for
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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
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covered "Too Hot" and borrowed elements from Campbell's "Judge Dread" (in the song "Stupid Marriage") and "Al Capone" (in the song "Gangsters"). The Specials also included a cover of
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was released in 1967, and the title track "Judge Dread" with its satirical theme and vocal style proved to be popular to the point of parody. In 1968, the compilation album
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was released, opening with the track "Earthquake" (which revisited the theme of Orange Street) and including earlier hits. The album has regularly been reissued in the UK.
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1979, he remained out of the limelight. Following an acclaimed appearance at the first Reggae Sunsplash event in July 1984 in London, he resumed performing with
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by the Jamaican Government for his contribution to music. He performed at the 2002 Legends Of Ska festival in Toronto. Other appearances include:
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Campbell had a top twenty hit in the UK with the single "Al Capone" (no. 18, February 1967). He toured the UK in spring 1967 appearing at the
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Campbell recorded prolifically throughout the 1960s; notable early ska releases include: "Madness" (1963), "Wash Wash" (1963, with
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In 2002, electronic duo Mint Royale sampled Prince Buster for their single "Sexiest Man in Jamaica" on their album
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label ("The Prince" would be the only single released by Madness on the 2-Tone label), was a cover of Campbell's "
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While at school, Campbell performed three or four times a week at the Glass Bucket Club, as part of
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label from Coventry introduced Campbell's music to a new generation of listeners. In 1979 the band
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used Campbell's "Ten Commandments Of Man" on the soundtrack of his 2019 television series "
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In 1961, Campbell released his first single "Little Honey" / "Luke Lane Shuffle" featuring
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as his backing band towards the end of the 1980s, and resumed recording in 1992.
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recording under the name of Buster's Group. In that same year, he produced "
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Campbell became more actively involved in the operational side of running a
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His career slowed up in the 1970s as the predominant style moved away from
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in Switzerland with the Delroy Williams Junction Band, and the 2007 UK
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released their first single on 2-Tone, a tribute to Campbell called "
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Campbell died on the morning of 8 September 2016, in a hospital in
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The UK ska revival at the end of the 1970s that started with the
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audience. However he did make an appearance in the 1972 movie
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covered "Rough Rider" and "Whine & Grine" on their album
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and also started to release material, including a version of
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talk at Mosque 29 in Miami. That year Campbell joined the
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Steve Jones cited Prince Buster as an inspiration in his
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Jerry, who played on Campbell's first recording session.
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In 1994, a UK court ruled in favour of John Folkes and
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Cecil Bustamente Campbell was born in Orange Street in
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he found it difficult to tailor his style towards a
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return to Jamaica after the world-wide success of "
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Prince Buster performing in 2008
Kingston
British Jamaica
Miami
Florida
Ska
rocksteady
reggae
OD
Jamaican
reggae
ska
Kingston
Jamaica
William Alexander Clarke Bustamante
Frankie Lymon
sound system
Tom the Great Sebastian
The Clovers
Fats Domino
Griffin Brothers
Margie Day
Shirley & Lee
sound system
Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd
Duke Reid
Jah
Jah
Rico Rodriquez

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