Cecil Bustamante Campbell

"Cecil Bustamante Campbell" is a nice enough name, but it doesn't pack as great a promotional punch as "Prince Buster."
The Prince is one of the most influential musicians and producers to come from Jamaica. His classics include "Hard Man Fe Dead" and "Judge Dread."
I have been researching reggae as I prepare to make a "warm weather" CD mix for this weekend (although it is currently rainy and c-c-c-c-cold here in Dubuque, so perhaps my timing is a bit off).
One aspect of Jamaica music I find so striking is the almost universal use of stage names. Bob Marley's real name was Robert Nesta Marley, but in this case, reggae's most famous name is the exception that proves the rule.
Arguably the second most famous reggae artist, Jimmy Cliff was really James Chambers and Toots Hibbert's real first name was Frederick.
Here, courtesy of the extensive Jammin Reggae Archives Web site, is a list of some other well-known reggae artists and their real names:
Augustus Pablo = Horace Swaby
Big Youth = Manley Augustus Buchanan
Bunny Wailer = Neville O'Reilly Livingston
Dr. Alimantado = J. Winston Thompson
Drumbago = Arkland Parks
Horace Andy = Horace Hinds
I Roy = Roy Reid
King Tubby = Osbourne Ruddock
Laurel Aitken = Oliver Stevens
Lee "Scratch" Perry = Rainford Hugh Perry
Max Romeo = Maxwell Smith
Michigan & Smiley = Anthony Fairclough & Errol Bennett
Peter Tosh = Winston Hubert McIntosh
Ras Michael = Michael George Henry
Scientist = Overton Brown
Shabba Ranks = Rexton Gordon
Sugar Minott = Lincoln Minott
U Roy = Ewart Beckford
Yellowman = Winston Foster
Now you can amaze your friends with a wealth of reggae knowledge! Jah Ras Tafari!


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