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R.I.P. Prince Buster

Jamaican musician and producer Prince Buster, who helped pioneer ska music in the early 1960s, has died, The Jamaica Observer reports. He had reportedly been in poor health following a series of strokes in recent years. He was 78. Born Cecil Bustamente Campbell in Kingston, Jamaica in 1938, Buster was first drawn into the Jamaican […]

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21:36 on September 8 2016

Ska music pioneer Prince Buster has died, aged 78

NME — Jamaican singer-songwriter-producer was a major influence on the UK's late-'70s ska revival more info
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00:27 on September 9 2016

R.I.P. Prince Buster

Stereogum — Jamaican musician and producer Prince Buster, who helped pioneer ska music in the early 1960s, has died, The Jamaica Observer reports. He had reportedly been in poor heal... more info
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21:21 on September 8 2016

Prince Buster, ska pioneer, dies at 78

BBC News - UK — Ska pioneer Prince Buster, who shaped the course of Jamaican music, dies at the age of 78 at his home in Miami. more info
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22:07 on September 8 2016

Prince Buster on Top of the Pops

BBC News - UK — Cecil Bustamente Campbell the ska pioneer known by the stage name of Prince Buster dies at the age of 78. more info
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17:07 on September 9 2016

Prince Buster, the pioneering Jamaican musician, has died.

BBC News - UK — The pioneering musician Prince Buster, who shaped Jamaican music and influenced lots of British Ska bands, has died. We hear from a fan on how he got his nickname more info
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