The King of Ska

September 9, 2016 3:43 PM

Prince Buster, pioneer of ska and rocksteady music, died on Thursday at the age of 78.
posted by prize bull octorok (31 comments total)

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One of my favourite tracks is Too Hot.
posted by carter at 3:49 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by Joey Michaels at 3:51 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by fixedgear at 3:54 PM on September 9, 2016

A giant. A king. The best.

Take it easy, Prince.
posted by Capt. Renault at 4:07 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by doornoise at 4:10 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by drezdn at 4:14 PM on September 9, 2016

If there is any justice in this world Madness and The Specials will be his pallbearers.
Prince Buster was the king.
R.I.P.
posted by drnick at 4:19 PM on September 9, 2016 [7 favorites]

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Prince, Prince Be, and Prince Buster?

I'd be very worried if I was any sort of Prince, of anything, right now.
posted by LeRoienJaune at 4:24 PM on September 9, 2016 [4 favorites]

I had NO IDEA about Prince Be, oh, man! I'm stunned!

King Buster, as far as I'm concerned.


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posted by droplet at 4:51 PM on September 9, 2016

Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.

RIP, Prince Buster. You will always be The King.
posted by KingEdRa at 4:52 PM on September 9, 2016

The Guardian list of songs linked above was great, but missed out Prince Buster's characteristic vocalisations.
Don't Throw Stones.
posted by drnick at 5:40 PM on September 9, 2016 [3 favorites]

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posted by wilful at 5:41 PM on September 9, 2016

RIP, Judge Dredd.
posted by jonmc at 5:44 PM on September 9, 2016

Growing up in Toronto, near a Jamaican neighborhood (where several Jamaican ska artists eventually moved to), during the first major Ska revival, Prince Buster was a central figure in my adolescent musical landscape. Though he did not have the sort of late career renaissance that someone like Toots Hibbert had, he was an absolute giant of Jamaican music.

AL CAPONE! GUNS DON'T ARGUE!
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 5:45 PM on September 9, 2016 [3 favorites]

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posted by amelliferae at 6:38 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by defenestration at 6:46 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by Mike Mongo at 7:34 PM on September 9, 2016

Tonight I want to Wreck a Pum Pum in Buster's honour.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 8:21 PM on September 9, 2016

Which I believe was a response record to the Soul Sisters Wreck a Buddy.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 8:33 PM on September 9, 2016

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posted by evilDoug at 9:11 PM on September 9, 2016

Dallas, Texas should hold a goddamned parade.
posted by zamboni at 10:52 PM on September 9, 2016

Plaza Ballroom, Rookery Road, Handsworth, 1965
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posted by Mister Bijou at 12:25 AM on September 10, 2016

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posted by Annika Cicada at 1:32 AM on September 10, 2016

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posted by gc at 6:55 AM on September 10, 2016

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posted by Katjusa Roquette at 12:28 PM on September 10, 2016

Oh, man, this sucks. A great talent and HUGE contribution!
posted by OmieWise at 1:03 PM on September 10, 2016

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posted by luckynerd at 3:14 PM on September 10, 2016

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posted by Smart Dalek at 9:40 AM on September 11, 2016

Tonight I want to Wreck a Pum Pum in Buster's honour.
Which I believe was a response record to the Soul Sisters Wreck a Buddy.
The other way round I think.
In this vein, Prince Buster vs. Derrick Morgan: Buster - Black Head Chinaman and Derrick - Blazing Fire then Buster - Thirty Pieces of Silver and Derrick - No Raise, No Praise.
posted by unliteral at 7:59 PM on September 11, 2016

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posted by El Brendano at 3:37 AM on September 12, 2016

Four hours of Prince Buster tribute from On the Wire on BBC Lancashire.
posted by OmieWise at 7:08 AM on September 12, 2016 [1 favorite]