Prince Buster Black Head Chiniman

Prince Buster Black Head Chiniman.

Prince Buster vs. Derrick Morgan ('62)

One of the first feuds to be heard on vinyl in the Jamaican music industry was between Prince Buster and Derrick Morgan. 1961 saw the rise of Leslie Kong, one of Busters main rivals. When Derrick Morgan left Buster for recording with Kong the producer felt quite betrayed - especially as he felt that many of the songs Derrick recorded for Kong where composed and evolved by Buster, Morgan and Eric Morris at the backyard of Busters Record Shack. More specifically he was offended that on Morgans song "Forward March" there was a solo by Headly Bennett that he felt sounded like one Lester Sterling had taken for him on the song "They Got To Come". So Buster recorded the song "Black Head Chinaman" (Prince Buster VOP 7", '63) in which he accused Derrick Morgan of stealing his possession and giving them to a Chinese man (Kong). Derricks response was the song "Blazing Fire" and thus had the musical feud begun. Buster recorded "Thirty Pieces of Silver" and Morgan responded with "No Raise No Praise".

The feud lead to to supporters of both artists getting aggravated with the result that prime minister Shearer stepped in and had pictures of the artists feature in magazines where they showed that the feud was nothing more than a friendly affair. Even this didn't stop the feud entirely as more people where drawn in such as Chenley Duffus. The feud is thought to have been a set-up to attract attention to the artists and boost sales.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Prince
• Buster
• Black
• Head
• Chiniman
• Ska
• Feuds
• Reggae
• Revival
• Laurel
• Aitken
• Lester
• Sterling
• Owen
• Gray
• Leslie
• Kong
• Kentrick
• Patrick
• Eric
• Morris
• King
• Horror
• Derrick
• Morgan

[OttoYamamoto]

@sonetlumiere12345678 - To a point; but then you have to look at the overall context of the thing, and the time period in which it was made. What was acceptable then isn't these days. And who knows if Prince Buster didn't have second thoughts or regrets later.

[sonetlumiere12345678]

@OttoYamamoto I see what you mean. There is nothing that says racist in the lyrics but it's not a message of love and unity. It furthers the idea that people should be judged by their racial background.

[OttoYamamoto]

@sonetlumiere12345678 How is this racist? Not particularly politically correct in this day and age, but the message is solid: Don't try to be something you're not, and don't sell out your mates.

[CoverGirlz]

Prince Buster made the track because Derrick Morgan (I believe this is the correct artist) had recorded a song with him, and then recorded the same track with Leslie Kong. Therefore, Prince Buster was furious because Leslie Kong had put out the song before he did and collected his revenue. --- I believe this is why the track was made, I have it in my notes but I'm too lazy to walk up the stairs to check if it's the correct artist. :) --- Just check with my best friend (Google)

[gewglesux]

I believe that there was some kind of feud between Price and Derrick.. i think derrick countered with Blazing fire.. if there is anyone who can correct me please do... this is just what i was ablke to come up with..

[sonetlumiere12345678]

I'm really gutted that prince buster released a racist track like this. I really love his music but it feels like liking screwdriver or something!

[wallynosocks]

I've followed this thread in Derrick Morgan's songs. What was the feud. What was it all about. I've found three songs with the blackhead chinee man words

[wallynosocks]

I've followed this thread in Derrick Morgan's songs. What was the feud. What was it all about. I've found three songs with the blackhead chinee man words

[ForgottenFaces001]

great track but it really expresses some racial tensions and friction, this song came out right after the riots against the Chinese community in Kingston.

[jameskoenig3388]

Lol!!! The name of my sound is Chinaman Sound. Boomblast!!!