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If you don’t know who guitarist Ernest Ranglin is, you’re part of a large crowd, but check this out. Ranglin, 83, is not only one of the founding fathers of reggae — yes, he worked with Bob Marley and ...

I’ve always tried to alert readers of this column whenever an important figure in popular music is passing through our corner of the world. That’s why I’m happy to tell you that Ernest Ranglin, an ...

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Nothing new can be said about the genius of Ernest Ranglin and the breadth of his influence on modern guitar. He's been around since the heyday of Kingston club life with combos like the Eric Deans ...

Bob Marley’s profoundly moving songs and label mogul Chris Blackwells sharp salesmanship may have helped make Jamaican music a global concern, but its the largely overlooked contributions of guitar ...

Hear the 82-year-old Jamaican guitarist, arranger and legend perform four songs in the studio. Ernest Ranglin On World Cafe Ernest Ranglin On World Cafe Ernest Ranglin On World Cafe Ernest Ranglin On ...

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At 82, legendary guitarist Ernest Ranglin still plays the ska, reggae and jazz that he's championed and helped perfect for more than half a century. Ranglin was a key figure in shaping the sounds of ...

If ever there was a “once in a blue moon” concert, it was Saturday night’s show at Nectar by Jamaican guitar legend Ernest Ranglin. The club billed the night as Ranglin’s first Seattle appearance, but ...

It was cosmic good fortune that brought legendary ska/reggae guitarist Ernest Ranglin together with an international trio of musicians for a 2011 High Sierra Music Festival one-off performance. The ...

Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin was born in 1932, and was there for the creation of the Jamaican music scene as we know it. Much evidence suggests that Ranglin was the one who turned the beat around ...