Ernest Ranglin

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Ernest Ranglin & The High Notes - Surfin (live)

Ernest Ranglin & The High Notes, live @ Helden in het Park, Eeklo (Belgium). The best version I ever heard of this song! Legendary concert.

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Black Disciples - Ernest Ranglin

Black Disciples by Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexander

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Ram Jam - Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Sly & Robbie - November 7, 2011 Live at Blue Note Tokyo

Special thanks to Wowow, Blue Note. Everything was perfect.

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Ernest Ranglin Below The Bassline Live 6.6.98

Ernest Ranglin performs Below The Bassline live in Coconut Grove, Florida 6 June 1998 Soundboard recording from my collection

Ernest Ranglin Biography

Ernest Ranglin O.D. (born 19 June 1932, Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican guitarist and composer. Best known for his session work at the famed Studio One, Ranglin helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s. Some credit Ranglin with the invention of the core style of guitar play (sometimes known as "scratching") found in nearly all ska music.

Ranglin played on many classic Jamaican recordings, performing with artists such as Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, The Skatalites, Bob Marley and Eric Dean's Orchestra. He has also explored other styles of music, notably blending jazz, mento and reggae.

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