From Jamaica Observer:
Ska legend Prince Buster died Thursday morning in a South Florida hospital, his son Kareem Ali has confirmed.
The singer/producer, born Cecil Bustamante Campbell, was 78.
Prince Buster was ailing for some time, after suffering a series of strokes.
From West Kingston, Prince Buster was a protégé of producer Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd. In the late 1950s, he launched his Voice Of The People sound system and label, which released a number of his self-produced hits including Wash Wash, Blackhead Chineyman and Judge Dread. […]
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