Ernest Ranglin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ernest Ranglin

Jamaican guitarist and composer

Date of Birth: 19-Jun-1932

Place of Birth: Manchester Parish, Jamaica

Profession: guitarist, jazz guitarist

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ernest Ranglin OD (born 19 June 1932) is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels including Studio One and Island Records.
Ranglin played guitar on many early ska recordings and helped create the rhythmic guitar style that defined the form.
Ranglin has worked with Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra.
He is noted for a chordal and rhythmic approach that blends jazz, mento and reggae with percussive guitar solos incorporating rhythm 'n' blues and jazz inflections.