Friday on my Mind 137: Al Capone; Madness; One Step Beyond
Posted in 1960s, Friday On My Mind, Music at 12:00 on 16 September 2016
Prince Buster, who has died recently, was one of the instigators of ska and rock-steady and hence of course influential on the eventual development of reggae.
He only had the one hit in the UK in the 1960s though.
Prince Buster: Al Capone
His music was of course an inspiration for the group Madness who not only took their name from one of Buster’s songs (which they performed as the B-side to their first hit) –
Prince Buster: Madness
– but also covered his One Step Beyond for their second UK chart entry.
Prince Buster: One Step Beyond
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (Prince Buster): 24/5/1938-8/9/2016. So it goes.
Tags: Al Capone, Friday On My Mind, Madness, One Step Beyond, Prince Buster, reggae, Rock-steady, Ska
