Jamaican Music
Ernest Ranglin - 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
Published Jun 23, 2004
Ernest Ranglin is the best guitarist to ever emerge from Jamaica.
[Lynn Taitt and Dwight Pinkney are also VERY talented] He began
to make his mark with Clu J's Blues Blasters. He was there when
the very first Ska recordings were made. He would go on to play
an important role with the Skatalites, help define the Treasure
Isle Rock Steady sound, blaze a new trail for a style called
Reggae with Studio One and influence the success of Jamaican
music all around the world. And while all this was going on...Ernest
Ranglin would also become known, on a world-wide basis, as one
of the greatest Jazz guitarists of all time.
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