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Previous Page: Al Capone was the first Jamaican recorded song to enter the British top 20 charts in 1962 then came the song “Wash Wash " entered the British charts the following year of 1963 in which he appeared on  BBC's "Ready Steady Go" show dressed as an African Prince. Reggae  popularity in the UK was due primarily to the Skinheads, a group of Mods. Whenever a popular reggae artist appeared on a tour in the United Kingdom there was always masses of Skinheads queuing up outside the various venues of the appearing artistes causing considerable large road block outside the Brixton Academy theatre, Stockwell Road, Brixton, London, UK.

Madonna came to the most famous tourist centre of London when she appeared at the Brixton Academy theatre back in December 2000. Buster was successful and his records sold well all over the world especially in the United Kingdom. Prince Buster's house band took the name of Buster's All Stars which was undoubtedly the same session musicians that were used by other producers at that time. Musical Performers included: Earnest Ranglin, Jah "Jerry" Haynes - Guitar, Gladstone Anderson - Piano, Arkland Parks - Drums, Junior Nelson and Rico Rodriguez - Trombone, Raymond Harper and Baba Brooks - Trumpets and Val Bennett - Tenor Sax.

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