Artist

Ernest Ranglin

Jamaica · b. 1932

Ernest Ranglin is a musician from Jamaica, active since 1932. Their discography on Gatefold includes 15 records. They also recorded with Sound Dimension.

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17

Albums tracked

12

In collections

1932

Since

2 projects · 12 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

Guitarist, born June 19, 1932 in Manchester, Jamaica.
He started playing ukulele at a young age but soon he switched to guitar and played with several local bands. He helped give birth to the ska phenomenon in the 1950s and recorded lots of records with lots of musicians from Jamaica and the Bahamas. In 1964 he became resident jazz guitarist at Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London (UK) for 9 months and his international career begun. He recorded several records and won some awards.

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Ernest Ranglin — solo

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