it hardly gets better than this. The Half Has Never Been Told about the musical innovations of Cecil Bustamante Campbell. he used his fists, but found his voice... and his studio skills... and kept his ears open for original Jamaican music.
and then there was Ska.
and rocksteady.
and breakthrough dub.
"...by the inspiration of I... Prince Buster."
the baddest bands, ever.
"Al Capone" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
"Gun The Man Down" - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"The Baddest" - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"Oh Carolina" - Folkes Bros - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Hard Man Fe Dead" - Tougher Than Tough [Mango]
"Cincinnati Kid" - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"Blackhead Chinee" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
"Blazing Fire" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
"Hey Leroy" - Sam Jones - Geratest Jamaican Beat [Treasure Isle LP]
"No Raise No Praise" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
"You Just Can't Win" - Versatiles [Wild Bells_7"]
"Ten Commandments" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
... of MAN, given to woMAN, from I...
...Prince Buster.
"Ten Commandments" - Joya Landis (?) - ...Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments [Prince Buster]
..of woMAN, given to MAN.
payback time.
"Big Five" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
Prince Buster...
... NO, you DIdn't.
"Big Seven" - Judge Dread - The Big Twenty Four [Trojan]
"She Was A Rough Rider" - She Was A Rough Rider [Prince Buster]
"Wash Wash" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
"Happy Reggae" - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"Burke's Law" - The Outlaw [Prince Buster]
"The Scorcher" - She Was A Rough Rider [Prince Buster]
"Black Power" - 7" Wild Bells
"Taxation" - She Was A Rough Rider [Prince Buster]
"Too Hot" - Specials - The Specials [Crysalis]
"Too Hot" - Buster - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
"Here Comes The Bride" - ...Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments [Prince Buster]
"Madness" - FABulous Greatest Hits [Sequel]
Podcast Summary
This is the online access to archived programs from Goldfinger, the Selector. The preponderance of selections come from the long-lived "Reggae Vibrations" program, in constant broadcast on Friday afternoons, 2-4PM (eastern) since 1979 (some kind of record, probably).
Also included will be interviews conducted with the kingpins of reggae, over the years... as well as your Selector's other forays into different musical stratagems.
DJ of WTJU/Charlottesville's "Reggae Vibrations" program (at UVa, Fridays, 2-4PM)... a program that's broadcast Roots And Culture from 'Yard and Abroad since 1979.
the Message is in the Music.
find out more at http//:reggaevibeswtju.blogspot.com
listen live 2-4PM eastern (USA) on Fridays at http//:wtju.net
the elders teach the yout' dem.
