As a child, Ranglin played ukelele, then guitar in his teen years. Charlie Christian was an early influence. Ranglin played on many classic recordings, with Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander , Prince BusterThe Skatalites and others. Ranglin toured extensively with the Eric Deans Orchestra, one of the top bands in the Caribbean.
In 1958, Chris Blackwell recorded a Ranglin single; it was the first Island Records release. Later recordings, in the late 1950's and early 1960s are often regarded as important in the early development of ska. In 1964, Ranglin, with Coxson Dodd and singer Millie recorded "My Boy Lollipop," the first Jamaican song to achieve international success.
Ranglin has continued recording, often blending jazz with reggae. In 1997,Ranglin was reunited with the skatalites, for the album "Ball of Fire"
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ErnestRanglin was born June 19, 1932 and grew up in the small town of Robin's Hall in the Parish of Manchester, a rural community in the middle of Jamaica.
Such was Ranglin's burgeoning reputation that he soon came to the attention of rival dance bands and, by the early-Fifties, he was a member of Jamaica's best-known group, the Eric Deans Orchestra, touring around the Caribbean and as far north as the Bahamas.
Ranglin was the prominently billed special guest on pianist Monty Alexanders Rocksteady, a 2004 release that paid tribute to the early days of Jamaicas Studio One, where Ranglin and Alexander were young session players for some of the most legendary names in the burgeoning Jamaican music scene of the late 50s and early 60s.
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