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Listen to Ernest Ranglin, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Ernest Ranglin

Reggae

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Top Songs By Ernest Ranglin

Listen to In The Rain by Ernest Ranglin, see lyrics, music video & more!
In The RainErnest Ranglin
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Surfin'Ernest Ranglin
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54-46 Was My NumberErnest Ranglin
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Black DisciplesErnest Ranglin
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Latest Release

Listen to Memories of Old - Single by Roots Architects, Ernest Ranglin & Tyrone Downie
ALBUMMemories of Old - SingleRoots Architects, Ernest Ranglin & Tyrone Downie

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ALBUMThe Dub AlbumErnest Ranglin & Floyd Lloyd Seivright
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ALBUMEarth TonesChinna Smith, Charlie Hunter & Ernest Ranglin
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ALBUMUltimate Ranglin RootsErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMGroovingErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMMod Mod RanglinErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMIn Search of the Lost RiddimErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMMemories of Barber MackErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMBelow the BasslineErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMRanglin & FriendsErnest Ranglin
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ALBUMBoss ReggaeErnest Ranglin
Listen to Mr. Ranglin with Soul by Ernest Ranglin
ALBUMMr. Ranglin with SoulErnest Ranglin

About Ernest Ranglin

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Hometown
Manchester, Jamaica
Born
June 19, 1932
Genre
Reggae
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.
Ernest Ranglin has also released music as a member of Workshop Musicians, Sound Dimension Coyabalites.

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