Wilbert Augustus Campbell (12 August 1931 – 19 May 2014),[1] known as Count Suckle, was a Jamaica-born sound system operator and club owner who was influential in the development of ska and reggae music, and African-Caribbean culture, in the United Kingdom.
He began supplying records for sound system operator Tom the Great Sebastian, and in 1952 he, Vin and Lenny Fry stowed away on a banana boat.
Suckle built up a large following within the African-Caribbean community by playing at private parties, and began attracting an audience of white musicians through his bookings at the Flamingo Club in Soho.
[4][6] This played a mixture of ska, reggae, soul and funk music, as well as featuring live performances by leading Jamaican and American musicians including Prince Buster and Edwin Starr.
When we opened ska music was the thing, Prince Buster, Don Drummond, Reco, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Baba Brooks y'know.