The Blues Busters were a Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

n vocal duo formed in 1960, comprising Philip James and Lloyd Campbell. The Blues Busters were the most consistently popular Jamaican male duo of the early 1960s, and were part of the Jamaican party that performed at the 1964 New York World's Fair

1964 New York World's Fair

The 1964/1965 New York World's Fair was the third major world's fair to be held in New York City. Hailing itself as a "universal and international" exposition, the fair's theme was "Peace Through Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe";...

. They initially worked in cabaret shows to tourists in Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

 and Jamaica's north coast, but got their big break when they were asked to accompany Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Samuel Cook, , better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and...

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

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 and reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 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.

Albums

• Behold How Sweet It Is (1965), Sunshine
• Blues Busters
• Each One Teach One (1967), 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), Trojan
  Trojan Records
  Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica...
  
  

Singles

• "Little Vilma (1960), Limbo
• "Early One Morning", Limbo
• "Donna" (1961), Blue Beat
• "There's Always Sunshine" (1962), Blue Beat
• "Tell Me Why" (1962), Blue Beat
• "Behold!" (1962), Island
  Island Records
  Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
  
  
• "How Sweet It Is" (1965), Island
• "Wings of a Dove" (1965), Island
• "I've Been Trying" (1966), Dr. Bird
• "There's Always Sunshine" (1967), Dr. Bird
• "Each One Teach One" (1967), Dynamic
• "I Can't Stop" (1967), Jay Boy
• "I've Gotta Be There", Capitol
• "Baby I'm Sorry", Dynamic
• "Are You Changing", Hot Stuff
• "Keep On Doing It"
• "Love is the Answer", Minit
• "Sweetest Thing" (1976), Dynamic
• "Unless", BMN