Ernest ranglin below the bassline
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- country:Jamaica
- label:not signed
- type:Solo, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental
- artist contact:H.O.T.B Ltd
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As child, Ranglin had two uncles who played guitar and ukulele. After watching them play, he practiced on their instruments, and stood in for one of them when they failed to turn up for a recording session, impressing his other uncle so much that he was given the instrument for his seventh birthday. He built his own guitar using a sardine can and wires, before progressing to a real one. He moved with his family to Kingston, where he was educated at Providence, Kingston Senior School, and Bodin College. While still in his teens, he began performing live, locally and in the Bahamas, often with the young Monty Alexander. Charlie Christian was an early influence. Aged 15, he joined the Val Bennett band, and went on to play with the Eric Deans band and Count Boysie. By the early 1950s, Ranglin had become a proficient jazz guitarist and toured overseas. In 1958, Chris Blackwell recorded a Ranglin single, which was one of the
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Ernest Ranglin 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 Jamaica.
Ranglin’s destiny was set from an early age when two of his uncles showed him the rudiments of playing the guitar. Ranglin learned how to play by imitating his uncles, but he was soon to be influenced by the recordings of the great American jazz guitarist Charlie Christian. He moved to Kingston, ostensibly to finish his studies at Bodmin College, but his true lessons came from guitar books and late-night sessions watching the Jamaican dance bands of the time.
In 1948 he joined his first group, the Val Bennett Orchestra, playing in the local hotels. 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.
The big bands gave Ranglin the chance to learn how to orchestrate and arrange. The constant touring and meeting musicians from other traditions also gave Ranglin a
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Ernest Ranglin
Ernest Ranglin, guitarist and composer, 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. Music has always claimed a special place In the Island’s culture, and Ranglin’s destiny was set from an early age when two of his uncles showed him the rudiments of playing the guitar. He started his career during the 50’s and has collaborated with musicians such as Bob Marley, Monty Alexander, the Skatalites, Baaba Maal among many others.
In recent years, Ernest Ranglin has gone back to his roots and has made various cross cultural collaborations and concept albums. On “Below the Bassline” he covers some of the greatest songs of the rock and roll era. “Memories of Barber Mack” is Ernest Ranglin’s tribute to the late Jamaican saxophonist Barber Mack. The “Search of the Lost Riddim” album took Ernest Ranglin to Senegal for his first visit since the mid 1970’s when he toured as part of the Jimmy Cliff band. These recording sessions represent the accomplishment of a dream he had cherished
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