The Blues Busters was a vocal duo from

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formed in 1960, consisting of Philip James (9 March 1941 – 1989) and Lloyd Osbourne Campbell (31 December 1941 – 1992).Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 32 The Blues Busters was the most consistently popular Jamaican male duo of the early 1960s,Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 22 and among the Jamaican artists who performed at the

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.Thompson, Dave (2002) ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 264 They initially worked in cabaret shows to tourists in Kingston and Jamaica's north coast, but got their big break when they were asked to accompany

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on his tour of the island in March, 1961. Taking inspiration from Cooke, on returning to the cabaret circuit they emulated the soulful harmonies of his performances and recorded a number of

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and

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cover versions, having minor hits with "Thinking" and "Privilege". They continued until the mid-1980s, by which time they had released several albums, one of which was a tribute to Cooke. In the late 1960s the pair moved to

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. There James reportedly died from asthma at age 47 in 1989, and Campbell from a heart attack at age 50 in 1992. The duo are buried with one grave between them in the Pye River Cemetery in

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, Jamaica, the city of their births. In 2015 Campbell and James were posthumously honoured with keys to the City Of Montego Bay by the St. James Parish Council.

Discography

Albums

*''Behold How Sweet It Is'' (1964), Sunshine *''The Best of the Blues Busters'' (1965), Sunshine *''Each One Teach One'' (1970/1971), Dynamic *''Philip and Lloyd'' (1975), Scepter *''Truth'' (1979), Sarge *''Tribute to Sam Cooke'' (1980), Sarge *''Top of the Pops'' (1982), Echo *''How Sweet It Is'' (1997), Kingston Gold ;Compilations: *''The Best of the Blues Busters'', Dynamic *''In Memory of the Blues Busters: Their Best Ska and Soul Hits 1964-1966'' (1993), Jamaican Gold *''Behold! The Anthology'' (2005),

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Singles

*"Little Vilma" (1960), Limbo *"I Need Some Lovin'" (1961), Limbo *"Early One Morning" (1961), Limbo *"Donna" (1961),

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*"Your Love" (1961), Island, Starlite *"There's Always Sunshine" (1962), Blue Beat, Supreme, Coxsone *"Behold!" (1962), Island Records, Sunshine *"Tell Me Why" (1962), Blue Beat, Supreme *"How Many Times" (1963), Supreme *"Behold!" (1964), Kentone *"Love And Emotion" (1964), Starline *"Don't Take Your Love Away" (1964), BMN *"You're No Good" (1965), BMN *"I Won't Let You Go" (1965), Kentone *"Wings Of A Dove" (1965), Soul, Island *"How Sweet It Is" (1965), BMN *"My Girl" (1965), Bra, Soul *"Happy Man" (1966), Bra *"I've Been Trying" (1966), BMN, Dr. Bird *"Irreplaceable You" (1967), Sunshine *"There's Always Sunshine" (1967), Sunshine, Dr. Bird *"Ain't That Loving You" (1967), Sunshine *"Unless" (1967), BMN *"I Can't Stop" (1967), BMN, Jay Boy *"Each One Teach One" (1967), Dynamic *"Inspired To Love You" (1968), Shout *"Love is the Answer" (1970), Minit *"Each One Teach One" (1971), Lion, Dynamic Sounds *"Baby I'm Sorry" (1975), Dynamic, Scepter *"Here I am Come And Take Me (Reggae)" (1975), Scepter *"Sweetest Little Thing" (1976), Dynamic Sounds *"Just Don't Want To Be Lonely" (1977), Dynamic Sounds *"Are You Changing" (1977), Hot Stuff *"What'd I Say" (1979), Polydor *"You're The One" (1980), International Bestseller *"Rough & Tough" (1981), EMI *"I've Gotta Be There", Capitol

References

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