| LC control no. | no 99048341 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Prince Buster, 1938-2016 |
| Variant(s) | Buster, Prince, 1938-2016 Campbell, Cecil Bustamante, 1938-2016 Ali, Mohammed Yusef, 1938-2016 Mohammed Yusef Ali, 1938-2016 |
| Associated country | Jamaica |
| Located | Miami (Fla.) |
| Birth date | 1938-05-24 |
| Death date | 2016-09-08 |
| Place of birth | Kingston (Jamaica) |
| Place of death | Miami (Fla.) |
| Field of activity | Ska (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers Lyricists Sound recording executives and producers |
| Found in | Ska, p1996: container (Prince Buster) All-music guide, July 6, 1999 (Prince Buster, b. Cecil Bustamante Campbell, May 24, 1938) Guardian (online), viewed Sept. 9, 2016 (Prince Buster; b. Cecil Campbell, May 24, 1938, Kingston; known as Buster in his gang-oriented youth because of his middle name Bustamante (after the Jamaican Labour Party leader Sir Alexander Bustamante), he later took on the nickname Prince for his boxing exploits; converted to Islam and changed his name to Mohammed Yusef Ali after a meeting with the boxer Muhammad Ali; moved to Miami in the early 1970s; d. Sept. 8, 2016; Jamaican musician who helped pioneer ska music in the 60s and who provided inspiration for a subsequent generation of British musicians including Madness) |
| Associated language | eng |
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