MP3 Exclusives New Arrivals   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Metal Pop Punk R&B Rap/Hip Hop Reggae Rock   Top Downloads Features Archive Contests Control Panel MUSICBLITZ Alert!   METALBLITZ REGGAEBLITZ BLUESBLITZ Musician's Friend   Alt-Country Alternative Blues Electronic Jambands Jazz Hip Hop Metal Pop Punk R&B Reggae Rock   Getting Started Free Players	Welcome !      Ernest Ranglin Perhaps reggae’s greatest guitarist, and a true legend of Jamaican music, Ernest Ranglin has been helping set the musical agenda for the island for five decades. He had a hand in the creation of ska and reggae, thanks to his session work at Studio One, but he’s also a virtuoso jazzman, influenced by the likes of Charlie Christian and Wes Montgomery. Born in Manchester, Jamaica, in 1932, Ranglin started out plucking a ukelele as a kid, but by the time he was a teenager he’d switched to guitar and had turned pro. He wound up at Studio One doing sessions, adding his distinctive licks to the first ska hits of the ‘50s, and became an international star in 1964 after joining the short-lived but hugely influential Skatalites, and playing a residency at Ronnie Scott’s famed London jazz club. He signed to Chris Blackwell’s fledgling Island label and made some records of his own, as well as the huge ‘60s hit “My Boy Lollipop” with Jamaican singer Millie Small. When Ranglin returned to the island, his session work again helped usher in a new musical era: he became part of the band at Duke Reid’s Treasure Island studios, playing on many early rocksteady hits, and his arrangement and accompaniment on the Melodians’ 1970 hit “Rivers Of Babylon” helped make it a reggae classic. He also worked with the Wailers before their rise to global stardom, and was awarded the order of distinction from the Jamaican government in 1973. Though he continued to record and tour regularly over the next two decades, Ranglin’s profile rose in 1996 when he released Below The Bassline, a collection of his impeccable jazz stylings featuring his old pianist pal Monty Alexander. Two years later, Ranglin also reunited with Chris Blackwell, signing to his new Palm Pictures label and recording In Search of the Lost Riddim. His most recent effort, Modern Answers to Old Problems, was released in 2000, putting the veteran axeman at the forefront of a new “Jamaican jazz” movement.     Ernest Ranglin Swaziland LiquidAudio Jazz Ranglin’s latest riddim goes light on the reggae and heavy on the funk! The Jamaican guitar legend serves up a dead ringer for classic, Verve-style acid jazz!
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