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Prince Buster

1938 - 2016

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Cecil Bustamente Campbell (24 May 1938 – 8 September 2016), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Prince Buster is the 1,322nd most popular musician (down from 1,189th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 30th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Prince Buster ranks 1,322 out of 3,175. Before him are Issay Dobrowen, Ray Barretto, Chrisye, Big Bill Broonzy, Patti Scialfa, and Lee Kerslake. After him are Mark Lanegan, Zedd, Mr Lordi, Roger Taylor, Timbaland, and Fazıl Say.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Prince Buster ranks 378. Before him are Bahram Beyzai, Valentina Prudskova, Rika Zaraï, Fred Williamson, Christiane Hörbiger, and Waheeda Rehman. After him are Bennie Muller, Tura Satana, Giorgia Moll, Ron Ely, Hudson Austin, and Urs Widmer. Among people deceased in 2016, Prince Buster ranks 321. Before him are Susana Duijm, Eliseo Prado, Georges Balandier, Merle Haggard, Ad-Diba, and Pedro de Felipe. After him are Néstor Gonçalves, Franco Faggi, Adrienne Corri, Anatoli Ilyin, Lasse Mårtenson, and Carlo Monti.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Prince Buster ranks 35 out of 189. Before him are DJ Kool Herc (1955), Bunny Wailer (1947), Desmond Dekker (1941), Burning Spear (1945), Norman Manley (1893), and Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982). After him are Ziggy Marley (1968), Martine Beswick (1941), Portia Simpson-Miller (1945), Lennox Miller (1946), Horace Andy (1951), and Raheem Sterling (1994).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Prince Buster ranks 7. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Peter Tosh (1944), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Sean Paul (1973), DJ Kool Herc (1955), and Desmond Dekker (1941). After him are Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), King Tubby (1941), and Augustus Pablo (1954).

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