Latest Release
- 8 DEC 2023
- 2 Songs
- Be What You Want Be - EP · 2019
- Be What You Want Be - EP · 2019
- The Dub Album · 2006
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
- Mojo Rocksteady Beat · 2008
- Mod Mod Ranglin · 1999
Compilations
- 2000
- 1997
Appears On
- Monty Alexander
About Ernest Ranglin
Noted Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin, joined his first group, the Val Bennett band, at the age of 15. In the late '50s, he joined a studio group called Clue J and his Blues Blasters, recording several instrumentals for Coxsone Dodd, including "Shuffling Jug," regarded as one of the first ska records. In the mid '60s he recorded two jazz albums for the Merritone label, WRANGLIN (1964) and REFLECTIONS (1965). Throughout the '60s and '70s he worked as a studio musician and arranger for many of Jamaica’s top producers, and maintained a solo career with albums such as RANGLIN ROOTS (1977) and FROM KINGSTON JA TO MIAMI USA (1982). After a lengthy recording hiatus, the magical IN SEARCH OF THE LOST RIDDIM (1998) was the first release on Chris Blackwell’s label, Palm Pictures.
- HOMETOWN
- Manchester, Jamaica
- BORN
- 19 giugno 1932
- GENRE
- Reggae