Buster Pearson

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Stedman "Buster" Pearson (4 May 1941 – 14 October 2012[1][2]) was a British businessman and producer, and the father and former manager of the pop group Five Star.[3] He also owned and ran a number of record labels, most notably the 1970s reggae label K&B Records and the 1980s R&B/dance label Tent Records.[4] He moved to the UK in the late 1960s[5] and toured as a guitarist with soul and reggae artists such as Otis Redding,[6] Jimmy Cliff, Wilson Pickett[4] and Desmond Dekker. He was married to Delores (née Ogeare), mother of Five Star, who also helped with his music businesses.

Discography

  • "Ain't it Groovy" / "My Children's Favourite" (Jamaica, Lion L16, 1972) (also issued in the UK as Big Shot BI-616 in 1973 and K&B KB5514 in 1975)
  • "Big Funk" / "Pretty Woman" (UK, Action ACT4612, 1973) (credited to Buster Pearson Band)
  • "La La La" (UK, K&B KB5511, 1974) (also issued as Torpedo TOR55 in 1975)
  • "She's my Girl" / "I Wanner Thank You" (UK, K&B KB5512, 1974)
  • "Take it Easy" (UK, K&B KB5516, 1975) (also issued as Torpedo TOR57 in 1976)
  • "Pretty Girl" (UK, K&B KB5522, 1976)
  • "The First Time" (UK, Tent TENT3, 1983) (B-side of Al Marshall's "Be my Guest")[7]

References

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  1. Buster Pearson at IMDB, Retrieved 27 May 2013
  2. Buster Pearson at Allmusic, Retrieved 27 May 2013
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  7. Buster Pearson at 45cat, Retrieved 2 June 2013

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