Buster Pearson

Buster Pearson
Born
Steadman Pearson

(1941-05-04)4 May 1941
Jamaica
Died14 October 2012(2012-10-14) (aged 71)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Media producer, director, artist

Buster Pearson (4 May 1941 – 14 October 2012; born Stedman Pearson[1][2][3] in Jamaica) was a British businessman and producer, and father and former manager of the pop group Five Star.[4] 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.[5] He moved to the UK in the late 1960s[6] and toured as a guitarist with soul and reggae artists such as Otis Redding,[7] Jimmy Cliff, Wilson Pickett[5] and Desmond Dekker. He was married to Delores (née Ogeare), mother of Five Star, who also helped with his music businesses.

  1. ^ Stedman Pearson company-director-check.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. ^ Buster Pearson at IMDB, Retrieved 27 May 2013
  3. ^ Buster Pearson at Allmusic, Retrieved 27 May 2013
  4. ^ Pool, Hannah (7 November 2008). "Me and my hero". The Guardian. p. 10, section G2.
  5. ^ a b Johnson, Connie (27 August 1985). "Britain's Five Star is out to Eclipse the Jackson 5". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
  6. ^ De Koningh, Michael; Marc Griffiths (2004). Tighten up!: the history of Reggae in the UK. Sanctuary. p. 152. ISBN 978-1-86074-559-1.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2006. Record Research. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-89820-172-7.